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Best Beef Stew with Red Wine Recipe for Cozy Nights

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Beef Stew with Red Wine brings tender beef and deep flavors for a comforting meal. Perfect for cozy dinners, this hearty stew is easy to prepare on the stovetop and ideal for special occasions or family nights.

Ingredients

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  • 2 medium yellow cooking onions diced about 1–1/2 cups
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/2 red chill pepper seeded and minced
  • 1 large leek trimmed of the tough dark green part washed quartered lengthwise finely sliced and washed again see note
  • 2–1/2 cups finely sliced celery including the leaves
  • 2 small carrots cut lengthwise & thinly sliced about 1–1/2 cups
  • 2 cups tomatoes diced I use frozen beefsteak tomatoes or a 19-oz can of tomatoes cut up
  • 1 lb stewing beef
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil grapeseed or canola
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 cup beef stock I make mine from a bouillon cube
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 tbsp dried thyme
  • 3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. Coat the beef pieces evenly with flour and pepper by tossing them in a bag or bowl.
  2. Warm the cooking oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat then brown the beef in batches, turning to brown all sides, about five minutes each batch.
  3. Set the browned beef aside and reduce heat to medium.
  4. Sauté onions garlic red chili pepper leek celery carrots and dried thyme if using for a few minutes until softened and to release fond from the bottom.
  5. Pour in the red wine to deglaze the pan stirring well.
  6. Return the beef along with any drippings to the pot then add beef stock tomatoes salt and pepper.
  7. Bring to a boil then lower the heat to the lowest simmer setting.
  8. Add fresh thyme if using and parsley plus toss in the bay leaf then cover and simmer gently for two hours stirring occasionally.
  9. Taste and adjust seasoning about 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
  10. Serve warm over plain boiled potatoes for a rustic hearty meal.

Notes

  • Note: While I wouldn’t say the leeks are optional they aren’t essential if you really want to make this stew without running to the store
  • You could always add an extra half cup or so of diced onion instead

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