Thick and Chunky Beef Stew
Thick and Chunky Beef Stew

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, thick and chunky beef stew. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have thick and chunky beef stew using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
  1. Make ready 1 lb lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time)
  2. Make ready 5 large potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes
  3. Prepare 1 cup chopped baby carrots
  4. Prepare 5 cup beef or veggie broth
  5. Take 1 cup flour
  6. Make ready 1/4 cup Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix)
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
  8. Get 1 tsp onion powder
  9. Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
  10. Make ready 1/2 tsp paprika
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp bay leaves
  12. Get 1/2 tsp basil
  13. Make ready 2 tbsp oil
  14. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp butter
  15. Take 1 tsp salt or salt alternative
Steps to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:
  1. Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated.
  2. Heat oil in a pan or deep skillet. Once oil is hot, place flour-coated beef in pan. Turn beef frequently until it starts lightly browning. (flour will start looking "gooey". That's fine, so don't worry)
  3. Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir.
  4. Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again.
  5. Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.)
  7. ~VARIATIONS~ . You can add different items, such as: mushrooms, peas, onion, corn . Potato flakes can be used to thicken further, if desired. . Butter can be omitted, but helps lend to the richness.

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