As the chilly winter months descend upon us, there's nothing quite like a hearty and comforting bowl of winter vegetable beef stew to warm the soul. This classic dish, often simmered to perfection in a slow cooker or Dutch oven, offers a delightful symphony of flavors and textures, combining tender beef, an array of colorful winter vegetables, and a rich, savory broth. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting out, this guide will take you on a culinary journey, providing you with the essential steps and tips to create a delicious and unforgettable winter vegetable beef stew that will surely become a favorite in your household.
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BEEF STEW WITH WINTER VEGETABLES
Buying a large piece of beef chuck and portioning it at home instead of buying cubed stew meat is a great way to infuse more flavor in to this hearty meal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, toss beef with flour; season with salt and pepper. In a large (at least 7-quart) Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Working in two batches, shake off excess flour, and sear beef on all sides until browned, 8 to 10 minutes (use more oil for second batch, if needed). Transfer beef to a plate, and set aside (reserve pot).
- Add onion, celery, and garlic to pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring, until slightly darkened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine, and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot, until liquid is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Return browned beef to pot. Stir in tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, and 8 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 2 hours. (If liquid reduces too quickly, add a little more water.)
- With tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a large bowl. Pass remaining contents of pot through a fine-mesh sieve into another bowl; discard solids. Return beef and strained liquid to pot; stir in winter vegetables. Simmer over medium-low, partially covered, until beef and vegetables are fork-tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more, stirring occasionally.
BEEF AND VEGETABLE STEW
This variation of beef stew is hearty, easy to make and low in fat. You can substitute venison for the beef. If you want to stretch out the recipe, try serving over cooked noodles.
Provided by Marianne
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 2h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Remove any bits of fat from the meat. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute the meat in the oil for 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Remove meat and set aside.
- Add the onion and tomato paste to the pot and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender, stirring often. Return the meat to the skillet along with the beef broth, combining with the onion and tomato paste mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender.
- Add the carrots, potatoes, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and crushed red pepper flakes and simmer, covered, for another 45 minutes. (Note: It may be necessary to add some water if the stew seems too thick.)
- Finally, add the mushrooms and the peas and allow stew to heat through, about another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf and rosemary sprig before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36.9 g, Cholesterol 64.9 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 31.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 369.8 mg, Sugar 9.7 g
WINTER VEGETABLE-BEEF STEW
Take the chill off a winter night with this homey, red wine-infused beef-and-veggie stew.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Cook beef in oil 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Remove beef to bowl; cover to keep warm.
- In Dutch oven, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Return beef to Dutch oven. Sprinkle with flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add wine; cook 1 minute, scraping to loosen any browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in broth, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560, Carbohydrate 52 g, Fat 1, Fiber 11 g, Protein 44 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1150 mg
HEARTY WINTER VEGETABLE AND BEEF STEW (CROCK-POT)
I love stew in the winter, especially when I come home from work and it's already cooked and pretty much ready to be eaten. Yummy!
Provided by rumpie1
Categories Stew
Time 6h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Chop up potatoes, parsnips, turnips and carrots into 1 inch cubes. Don't chop them too small - you want big chunky veggies. (if you want, you can also add sweet potatoes or yams too!).
- Put the chopped potatoes, parsnips, turnips and carrots into the bottom of your crockpot, in that order.
- Chop up the beef into approximately 1 inch cubes, and then put it on top of the veggies.
- Squirt some Worcestershire sauce on top of the beef, and then sprinkle the steak spice and crushed garlic over top.
- Chop the onion into big chunks - do not separate the layers - and put them over top of the beef.
- Next cut up the green beans and celery into 1 inch long pieces, and put them on top of the onion.
- Throw the button mushrooms on the top (or you can use large mushrooms cut in half).
- Now mix the two cans of cream of mushroom soup and the 1/2 cup beef or vegetable broth together and dump it over top of the layers.
- Lastly, I put aluminum foil over top of my crockpot, and then the lid because my lid doesn't fit tightly. If you want this to cook up nicely, you don't want to let any of the heat out.
- Cook on low for approximately 6-8 hours.
- Before you eat, ladle out the liquid and put into a pot with the gravy thickener and make a gravy base for the stew (otherwise it will be more soupy).
- While you're making the gravy, throw the frozen peas into the crockpot and stir it up.
- When the gravy is ready, pour it back into the crockpot, stir it all up, and it's ready to be eaten!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.7, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 48.4, Sodium 849.5, Carbohydrate 29.9, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 7.8, Protein 22
WINTER VEGETABLE STEW
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, main course
Time 3h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine raz al hanout, sugar, coarse salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Cut top off Hubbard squash as a lid. Seed and scrape inside of squash clean. Wash, and reserve seeds. Rub lid and inside of squash with half of spice mixture. Place lid and squash, cut side down, on baking sheet. Cover with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove lid. Return squash to oven, and bake for 45 minutes more, until tender.
- Meanwhile, place cipolini and pearl onions on a baking sheet, and roast for 15 minutes. Spread butternut squash cubes on a separate baking sheet, sprinkle lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil and roast for 20 minutes. On another baking sheet, arrange rutabaga and turnip cubes in two separate piles. Sprinkle each lightly with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, and roast, taking turnips out after 15 minutes and leaving rutabaga to continue for 10 minutes more. Peel roasted pearl onions, and cut cipolini onions in half.
- Put potatoes in a steamer basket over simmering water, and steam for 10 minutes, until slightly softened.
- In a large pot over medium heat, warm remaining olive oil. Add onions, leeks, cinnamon sticks, jalapeno and nutmeg, and saute until leeks start to soften. Add squash, rutabaga and turnip, and heat through. Add all of the squash sauce and potatoes, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, until all vegetables are tender.
- Meanwhile, spread Hubbard squash on a baking sheet, sprinkle with olive oil and salt, and toast in oven until they start to pop, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- When vegetables are done, turn off heat, and add fresh herbs. To serve, ladle stew into cavity of Hubbard squash. Toast bread, and place a slice in each warmed bowl. Ladle stew into bowl. Sprinkle spice mix on rim of squash. With carving knife, cut a thin slice of squash horizontally across rim. Place slice on stew in bowl. Sprinkle rim with more spice mix, and the stew with more fresh herbs. Repeat with remaining bowls. Garnish with seeds.
BEEF STEW WITH WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES
This is another winner from my old and trusty Bon Appetit magazine. I love this stew. And it's really easy to modify for your own tastes (which I have) I like potatoes in my stew, so I modified it to add them. I usually throw this all in a crock pot after I brown the beef. It makes a really delicious easy dinner or left over lunch. *Cooking times are approximate*
Provided by bmxmama
Categories Stocks
Time 5h30m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Cook bacon in medium pot over medium high heat until brown and crisp, about 6 or so minutes.
- Remove bacon using a slotted spoon to a paper towel, to drain.
- Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the drippings from the pot and remove from heat.
- Place beef in large bowl.
- Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper.
- Toss to coat.
- Heat reserved drippings in pot over high heat.
- Working in batches, add beef and brown well.
- Adding oil by tablespoon as needed.
- Transfer beef to crock pot after each batch until finished.
- Heat 4 tablespoons oil in the same pot over high heat.
- Add onions and garlic: saute 5 minutes.
- Add vinegar and sugar; stir for 2 minutes.
- Add broth; bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits.
- Add broth mixture to crock pot.
- Add bacon and remaining ingredients to crock pot.
- Set crock pot for 5-6 hours and let it cook!
- Season with salt and pepper before serving.
WINTER BEEF STEW
"This warming main dish is a favorite after a day of play around our home in Twin Falls, Idaho," notes Ruth Ann Harker. "It's no fuss, too-I can put it in the oven and practically forget about it."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 3h10m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook meat and chopped onion in oil over medium-high heat until meat is browned on all sides. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the potatoes, carrots, quartered onions and mushrooms. , In a small bowl, combine the broth, apple juice, tomato paste, parsley, bay leaves, salt, thyme and pepper. Pour over meat., Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours. Stir. Bake, uncovered, for 30-45 minutes longer or until stew reaches desired thickness. Discard bay leaves; sprinkle with bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 9g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 544mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 32g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WINTER VEGETABLE BEEF STEW
Make the perfect Winter Vegetable Beef Stew! With step-by-step how-to photos, you can see the perfection of this Winter Vegetable Beef Stew for yourself.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 2h15m
Yield 8 servings, 1-1/4 cups each
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pour dressing over stew meat in resealable plastic bag. Seal bag; turn to evenly coat meat with dressing. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
- Cook bacon in large saucepan on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Use slotted spoon to remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan; drain bacon on paper towels.
- Add mushrooms and onions to reserved drippings; cook on medium-high heat 10 min. or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove stew meat from marinade; add to saucepan with carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, broth and bacon. Discard bag and marinade.
- Bring stew to boil, stirring occasionally; cover. Simmer on low heat 1-1/2 hours or until beef is done and stew is thickened, stirring occasionally and uncovering for the last 15 min.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Fat 26 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 570 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 23 g
WINTER VEGETABLE STEW WITH BEANS
A slow cooker stew for use with locally grown and in-season winter vegetables, supplemented by dried, organic beans from local organic markets.
Provided by Kenneth Moore
Time 8h50m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place turnips, butternut squash, acorn squash, and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker. Rinse kidney beans, navy beans, black beans, and lentils; add to the cooker. Stir in spaghetti sauce, chicken bouillon, taco seasoning, pepper flakes, garlic salt, basil, and oregano. Add enough water to just cover the beans and vegetables.
- Cover and cook until all vegetables are tender, about 8 1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.4 calories, Carbohydrate 69.6 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Fiber 21.4 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 477.9 mg, Sugar 10.3 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful vegetables, high-quality beef, and a rich broth will make all the difference in your stew.
- Brown the beef before stewing: This will give the beef a delicious caramelized flavor and help to thicken the stew.
- Use a variety of vegetables: This will add flavor, texture, and color to your stew. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, and parsnips.
- Simmer the stew for at least 1 hour: This will allow the flavors to meld and the beef to become tender.
- Season the stew to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices to taste.
- Serve the stew with a side of crusty bread or rice: This will help to soak up the delicious broth.
Conclusion:
Winter vegetable beef stew is a hearty, flavorful, and comforting dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a great way to use up leftover vegetables. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make a delicious stew that your family and friends will love.
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