Name: Old time beef stew
Ingredients: meat; 2 lb beef chucks; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 cup water; 2 each beef bullion cubes; 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce; 1 clove garlic, peeled; 1 each bay leaf; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1 dash allspice; 2 large carrots, chopped; 3 ribs celery, chopped; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 4 medium potatoes, chopped into chunks

Old time beef stew. Craig Lee for The New York Times. This classic stick-to-your-ribs stew is the ideal project for a chilly weekend. Beef, onion, carrots, potatoes and red wine come together in cozy harmony.

Ingredients include stew beef, red potatoes and carrots. Long and slow cooking on the stovetop makes this stew rich in color and flavor, and with ultra tender meat. Old Time Beef Stew, the ultimate winter comfort. You can cook Old time beef stew using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Old time beef stew

You need of meat.
It's 2 lb of beef chucks.
Prepare 2 tbsp of vegetable oil.
It's 2 cup of water.
It's 2 each of beef bullion cubes.
It's 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
You need 1 clove of garlic, peeled.
Prepare 1 each of bay leaf.
You need 1 medium of onion, chopped.
You need 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 tsp of sugar.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
It's 1/2 tsp of paprika.
It's 1 dash of allspice.
Prepare 2 large of carrots, chopped.
It's 3 of ribs celery, chopped.
It's 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
Prepare 4 medium of potatoes, chopped into chunks.

Everyone has their own way of making beef stew more flavorful. I like old fashioned beef stew with humble everyday ingredients. There are times that you just want nothing but plain old comfort food without. This is the classic recipe for savory beef stew that you grew up loving.

Old time beef stew instructions

Brown meat in hot oil over medium heat.
Boil the water and add bullion cubes..
Add water w/bullion cubes, worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and allspice..
Cover and let simmer for 1 1/2 hours..
Add vegetables, cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer..
To thicken gravy, add corbstarch to 1 cup warm water, mix until smooth..
Mix into stew.
Stir and cook until bubbly.

This is a very basic beef stew. It's easy, delicious and inexpensive to make. While there are hundreds of variations of this traditional recipe, it's hard to improve on this version's savory and comforting goodness. It's defined defined the term "comfort food" for generations. And though many variations exist (such as this delicious Beef & Butternut Squash Stew, Hearty Beef & Barley Stew, and Beef & Vegetable Stew with Cauliflower) , the classic beef stew has stood the test of time.