Name: Recipe of the Month: Simple Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 900g Diced Stewing Beef (Shoulder or Rump also work well); 2 Tablespoons of Plain Flour; 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil; 3 Potatoes, chopped and peeled; 2 Stalks of Celery, chopped; 1 Onion, finely chopped; 3 Carrots, chopped and peeled; 1 Swede, chopped; 1 Garlic clove, chopped; 300ml Beef stock; 1 Tin of Tomatoes; Pinch of Salt & Pepper; 1 Teaspoon of Paprika; 1 Teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

Recipe of the Month: Simple Beef Stew

Want to know how to tackle a Sunday classic? Find the perfect recipe for beef stew to impress friends, family, loved ones – or just yourself!

Serves: 4 people
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hours 0 mins

Tags: Beef, Stew, Sunday, weekend dinner, comfort food, winter warmer, dinner, traditional

Want to know how to tackle a Sunday classic? Find the perfect recipe for beef stew to impress friends, family, loved ones – or just yourself!

A warming favourite and not technically difficult, knowing how to cook beef stew is a staple for any home cook worth their rock salt. Perfect for Sunday afternoons where time is a virtue and the stomach calls for something filling, making beef stew is a thing of patience. When done right, it delivers every time. Find the perfect beef stew recipe below.

How To Make Beef Stew

A meal of a thousand recipe variations, the core ingredients for a simple beef stew can change from dish to dish, pot to pot. The cut of meat, the veg you want to include and the flavours you incorporate into your stock can all vary, making for a very unique recipe for beef stew. See our recommendations below and feel free to tweak to your heart’s content, making our beef stew recipe your very own.

Ingredients Method

What you'll need

Meat

900g Diced Stewing Beef (Shoulder or Rump also work well)
2 Tablespoons of Plain Flour
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

Veg

3 Potatoes, chopped and peeled
2 Stalks of Celery, chopped
1 Onion, finely chopped
3 Carrots, chopped and peeled
1 Swede, chopped
1 Garlic clove, chopped

Stock

300ml Beef stock
1 Tin of Tomatoes
Pinch of Salt & Pepper
1 Teaspoon of Paprika
1 Teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

Method

Start by adding the oil to the pot and wait until hot. When smoking, add the meat to brown, followed by the flour. Once sealed, add the onion and garlic until soft.
Combine the beef stock, tinned tomatoes, salt, pepper, paprika and Worcestershire sauce and bring to the boil. Once boiling, turn down to simmer and leave covered on a low heat.
After about an hour of cooking, stir the mixture before adding the carrots, potatoes, celery and swede. Make sure that all the vegetables are submerged within the mixture. Top up with a little water if necessary.
After another hour, check the stew to ensure the stock has thickened and the meat is soft. If not, leave a little longer.
Once ready, serve up in a bowl with rice, crusty bread or whatever takes your fancy on the side!

Need to pick up a few ingredients for your easy beef stew? Find everything you need at your local convenience store.

*Recipe adapted from Foodista, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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This full-bodied, elegantly oaked Malbec from Mendoza in Argentina, is a perfect accompaniment for warming, hearty stew and meat dishes especially steak. It offers a rich palate of juicy black cherries with hints of chocolate and spice.

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