Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Beef Stew

Beef Stew.

You can cook Beef Stew using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Beef Stew

1. You need 1.5 lb of beef chuck, chopped into cubes.
2. You need 3 tbsp of flour.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of fresh ground pepper.
6. It's 3 tbsp of olive oil.
7. It's 1 of onion, chopped.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of pinot noir.
9. Prepare 5 cups of chicken broth.
10. It's 4 of carrots, chopped.
11. Prepare 4 stalks of celery, chopped.
12. Prepare 1 of large potato, peeled and chopped.
13. You need 1 of bay leaf.
14. Prepare 3 tbsp of tomato paste.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of dried rosemary.
16. You need 1 tsp of dried parsley.
17. You need 1 tsp of basil.
18. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
19. It's 1/2 tsp of celery seed.
20. Prepare 1 tsp of Worcester sauce.
21. You need 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
22. You need 2 tbsp of water.

Beef Stew instructions

1. Combine flour, powdered garlic, salt and pepper in a gallon plastic bag and shake vigorously. Add cubed beef and toss to coat..
2. Heat olive oil in a large pot, then add onions and beef. Cook until browned..
3. Deglaze pot with red wine. After all the brown bits are scraped off the bottom, stir in all the other ingredients except the cornstarch and water. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour..
4. Create a slurry with cornstarch and water. Add slowly to pot and thicken to desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste..