On a cold evening, nothing warms you up better than a nice hot bowl of stew. I have been making this wonderful stew recipe from Paula Deen for some time and it turns out perfect every time. There are never any leftovers of this at our house, so I have even doubled the recipe to make sure we have enough for lunch the next day. The beef in this stew is always tender and the overall flavor is wonderful. If you haven’t found a Beef Stew recipe that your family loves, give this one a try. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Paula Deen’s Old Time Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 2 lb stew beef
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cup water
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- dash ground allspice or ground cloves
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 4 red potatoes, quartered
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
Instructions
- Brown meat in hot oil.
- Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice.
- Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove bay leaves and garlic clove.
- Add carrots, potatoes, and celery.
- Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer.
- To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups hot liquid(if you are low on liquid you can add a little beef stock).
- Using a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup water and cornstarch until smooth.
- Mix with hot liquid and return mixture to pot.
- Stir and cook until bubbly.
- Serves 4-6.
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*This recipe is from Paula Deen
