Simple Beef Stew

Name: Simple Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ⅓ cup All-Purpose Flour (1/3 cup (40g) all-purpose flour); 2 tsp Table Salt (2 teaspoons salt (divided)); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 teaspoon pepper (divided)); 2 lb Beef Chuck Roast (2 pound beef chuck roast (trimmed and cut into 1 to 2-inch cubes)); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 10 cup Water (10 cups filtered water (divided)); ½ piece Yellow Onion (1/2 large onion (diced)); 3 pieces Carrot (3-4 medium carrots (peeled and sliced 1-inch thick*) — up to 4); 3 pieces Celery (3-4 celery stalks (sliced 1/2-inch thick) — up to 4); 2 lb Red Potato (2 pounds red potatoes (cubed)); ½ tsp Dried Basil (1/2 teaspoon dried basil); ½ tsp Dried Oregano (1/2 teaspoon dried oregano); 1 piece Bay Leaves (1 bay leaf)

Simple Beef Stew - Dinner (American)

150 minAmerican

Servings5

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Egg Free

Steps

1Brown the Meat
2In a large bowl, mix flour, 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper together. Dredge stew meat in the flour, coating completely. Set meat and flour aside.
3Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large pot or dutch oven. Add the meat (reserve the remaining flour in the bowl) and cook until just browned. If necessary, you can add a little more oil to the pot or a bit of water to keep the meat from burning.
4While meat is browning, whisk 1 cup of filtered water into whatever flour was left in the bowl until no lumps remain. Once the meat is browned, pour in flour and water mixture and an additional 7 cups of water.
5Bring to a boil and reduce temperature so your meat is cooking at a simmer.
6Cook for a Really Long Time
7Set your timer for 80 minutes and walk away. Check on the stew every 20 minutes or so, giving it a stir to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom.
8Veggie Time
9Add your onion, celery, and carrots. Stir, bring back to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
10Add potatoes, basil, oregano, whole bay leaf, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Check salt and water level. If stew seems too thick, add up to 2 cups of water until it reaches your prefered consistency.
11Simmer for about 15 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender. Taste and add more salt if necessary (you might need to add quite a lot). Remove bay leaf. Dish up and allow to cool in bowls for at least 5 minutes (or on the stove for at least 15) before serving.
12Enjoy!