Beef Stew

I wanted to do this outside but the inversion (cold weather / smog / air quality) let me know that outside cooking wasn't an option.

Americas Test Kitchen put up a video of this recipe on FB so I saved the link but the link stopped working. I had the exact same recipe in one of their cookbooks - the 2015 version anyway - it's up to 2017 now.

I made a few substitutions - instead of red wine I used 16oz Pale Ale, I had to use sage in place of thyme. I used a little more (2-3x) tomato paste, a little more pearl onions too.

brown the beef - I thought this part would be good on the grill





this is 3# chuck roast & five large carrots & an onion - doesn't look like much but it was. I thought it called for chuck roast but after re-reading it, it called for chuck-eye roast, which I did consider. There were 2 small roasts, and one of them I thought was an round or something leaner - it all turned out tender though.




tomato paste / garlic mix, after a little flour - it called for anchovie filets too - which I didn't have.



into the oven





Roxy got all the scraps



Looks done to me:




this is in a gigantic pho bowl - 48-60 oz I think




this recipe is simply called Best Beef Stew in their cookbook - it also called for 2 t gelatin to thicken it, I didn't want to look for any so I just used 1/3 cup of flour instead of 1/4 cup early on to compensate for it.....it worked.

Looking good Clint, great comfort food. Weather here has been so lousy cold, wind, rain, snow we haven't done any outside cooking in two weeks. Casseroles, soups, slow cooker dishes inside.

Terrific looking stew Clint! I love those pearl onions too.

Stew looks amazing Clint. We've all got colds and my wife the flu, so I made homemade chicken soup. I'd gladly trade bowls

That looks so yummy Clint, with the weather we have been having that would hit the spot. Awesome dish and great pics.

Clint, I'm in Tahoe Donner right now with a storm bearing down on us, and THAT looks like the perfect meal......can you air express some to us? I may have to brave the store to see if I can come up with something in the ballpark. I love how that stew glistens with a bit of fat on the surface, and the "gravy" looks like it thickened up perfectly! I absolutely LOVE beef stew. Wish I could have a bowl of that!

Rich

Damm good looking stew Clint, ill take a bowl of that anyday.

That looks good. Haven't had beef stew in ages. Need to remedy that after seeing this.

Your beef stew looks mighty tasty!!! Great job!!!!!