Easy Thick Italian Beef Stew

Name: Easy Thick Italian Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb Beef Stew Meat (1 lb stewing beef); ¾ cup Tomato Purée (¾ cup tomato puree (passata)); 2 ½ cup Broth (2½ cups broth (vegetable or beef)* (homemade or store bought)); ½ tsp Table Salt (½ teaspoon salt); 1 tsp Basil (1 teaspoon basil); 1 tsp Oregano (1 teaspoon oregano); 1 piece Bay Leaves (1 bay leaf); 1 clove Garlic (1-2 cloves of garlic sliced — up to 2); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 1 ½ cup Green Peas (1½ cups peas (frozen)); 2 pieces White Potatoes (2 medium potatoes chopped); 2 pieces Carrot (2-3 medium/large carrots chopped — up to 3); 1 piece Red Pepper Flakes (1-2 dashes hot pepper flakes (optional) — up to 2) — optional

Easy Thick Italian Beef Stew - Main Course (Italian)

65 minItalian

Servings4

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Dairy Free
Egg Free

Steps

1Dredge the beef chunks well in flour.
2In a large pot add 2 tablespoons olive oil, the beef chunks and brown on all sides.
3Add the garlic, tomato puree, salt, basil, oregano, bay leaf, hot pepper flakes, broth, carrots, peas and potatoes cover and bring to a boil on medium-high heat, lower heat to low, slightly uncover and simmer for approximately 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally (more time if needed, until veggies are tender).
4Uncover, raise heat, cook until desired thickness. Serve immediately with Italian crusty bread. Enjoy!