Amazing Beef Stew
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