Hearty Beef Stew

Name: Hearty Beef Stew
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 onions, minced; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme (or 1 t. dried); 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth, plus extra as needed; 1 1/2 cups beef broth; 1/3 cup soy sauce (I would use low sodium); 2 bay leaves; 1 (4 lb) boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks; salt; pepper; 1 1/2 lbs red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch chunks; 1 lb carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced 1-inch thick; 2 cups frozen peas

16 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 onions, minced
1/4 cup tomato paste
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme (or 1 t. dried)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth, plus extra as needed
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1/3 cup soy sauce (I would use low sodium)
2 bay leaves
1 (4 lb) boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
salt
pepper
1 1/2 lbs red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 lb carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced 1-inch thick
2 cups frozen peas

Directions

1

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over med-high heat until shimmering.
2

Add onions, tomato paste, garlic, and thyme; cook until onions are softened and lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
3

Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
4

Slowly whisk in chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.
5

Stir in beef broth, soy sauce, and bay leaves.
6

Season beef with salt and pepper and nestle into slow cooker.
7

Toss potatoes and carrots with remaining tablespoon oil, season with salt and pepper, and wrap in foil packet.
8

Lay foil packet on top of stew.
9

Cover and cook until beef is tender, 9-11 hours on LOW or 5-7 hours on HIGH.
10

Transfer foil packet to plate; let stew settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat using large spoon; discard bay leaves.
11

Carefully open foil packet, and stir vegetables with any accumulated juices into stew.
12

Stir in peas and let sit until heated through, about 5 minutes (adjust stew consistency with additional hot broth as needed).
13

Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.