Amazing Beef Stew

01/23/2014

01/23/2014

Last night, I decided to try a new beef stew with dumplings recipe:

Stew:

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Pepper

Beef Stew Meat

2 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 cup red wine

1 quart beef broth

2 bay leaves

1 tbsp thyme

4 carrots

7 small potatoes

3 celery stalks

1 can of peas

1 can of corn

Mix together flour, salt, and pepper

Coat stew meat

Heat olive oil

Brown stew meat and remove

Brown onion

Add tomato paste

Add extra flour

Add red wine

Stir and scrape up the brown bits from the bottom

Add beef broth

Return stew meat

Add bay leaves, thyme and more salt and pepper

Bring to a boil and then simmer uncovered for 45 minutes

Peel and cut carrots and potatoes

Add carrots, potatoes, celery, peas, and corn

Cook covered for an additional 45 minutes

 Remove bay leaves before adding dumplings

Dumplings:

2 cups Bisquick

2/3 cup milk

Stir until sticky

Spoon on to stew 20 minues before it’s done

Cook for 10 minutes uncovered

Cook for another 10 minutes covered