Hearty Beef Stew

Ingredients

• Chuck roast

  meat/protein
  4 lb

  $24.00
• Russet potato

  produce
  5 potato

  $3.50
• Carrots

  produce
  10 carrot

  $5.00
• Yellow onion

  produce
  2.5 onion

  $2.50
• Beef broth

  pantry
  5 cup

  $2.00
• Red wine

  pantry
  20 tbsp

  $10.00
• Tomato paste

  pantry
  10 tbsp

  $3.00
• All-purpose flour

  pantry
  10 tbsp

  $0.50
• Bay leaf

  spices
  1 leaf

  $0.10
• Thyme

  spices
  2.5 tsp

  $0.25

Instructions

1. 1

   Cube beef, dredge in flour. Sear in batches in pot. Set aside.

2. 2

   Sauté onion, add tomato paste, cook 2 min. Deglaze with wine.

3. 3

   Return beef, add broth, bay, thyme. Simmer 90 min covered.

4. 4

   Add potatoes and carrots, simmer 35 min more.

5. 5

   Season with salt and pepper, remove bay.

Prep Timeline

Firehouse Notes

• Sear hard for the brown bits — that's the gravy flavor.
• Even better next day; reheat low and slow.