Easy Beef Stew Recipe with Mushrooms





easy beef stew recipe Easy Beef Recipe with Mushrooms

A smoky, rich easy beef stew recipe with mushrooms, beef, smoked meat and carrots. A hearty and satisfying winter easy recipe.

This is an easy recipe that your hungry family will rush to come home to. It has a long list of ingredients but don't let that put you off.



Just throw them all in the pot, get it on the stove early in the afternoon and by the time they arrive your home will be filled with the rich aromas of simmering beef, mushrooms, carrots and brandy - mouthwatering!




Tip: To make this easy beef recipe even easier, invest in a large non-stick pot that you can use on the hob and in the oven.



Ingredients: Equipment:
  • 2 lbs/1kg Beef Shin (bone in)
  • 2 Medium Onions
  • 4 tsp/10ml Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp/5ml Crushed Garlic
  • 1 tsp/5ml Honey
  • 1 tbsp/15ml Flour
  • 2 tbsp/30ml Tomato Paste
  • 4 tsp/20ml Brandy
  • 1 cup/250ml Red Wine
  • 50g/2oz Smoked Beef (or other meat) - finely chopped
  • 1.5 liters/6cups Beef Stock
  • 4 Large Carrots (chopped into 1/2 inch pieces)
  • 400g/14oz Portobellini Mushrooms (sliced)
  • 200g/7oz Green Beans
  • Juice of Half a Lemon
  • Corn Flour as required
Seasoning:
  • Pinch Black Pepper
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp/5ml Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp/2.5ml Dried Mixed Herbs
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • Extra Paprika for coating beef
(Serves 4)


Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 90 minutes



How To Make Our Easy Beef Stew Recipe:


    Quick Tip

    How to peel onions easily:
    Cut off both ends and chop onion in half before peeling. The skin will them strip away easily from each half!

  • Roughly dice the onions and add with two teaspoons of olive oil to a large non-stick pot and fry on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are turning transparent and just beginning to brown. (About 5 minutes.)

  • Add garlic, honey, flour, a pinch of salt and pepper, half tsp mixed herbs and a tsp of paprika. Fry for two minutes on low heat.

  • Stir in the tomato paste, brandy and red wine.

  • Cook on high for one minute to boil off the alcohol then return to medium heat.

  • Meanwhile, cut up the beef into bite size pieces and lightly coat in paprika. (Keep the bones to one side.)

  • Add the meat and two tsp olive oil to a separate non-stick pan and fry quickly on a high heat until browned.

  • Add the browned beef, beef bones and smoked beef to the onions and stir together.

  • Add 1.5 liters of beef stock, bay leaf, beef bones, carrots and mushrooms.

  • Simmer in the pot for an hour. (Alternatively bake in the oven on 180 deg C/ 350 deg F for an hour.)

  • Add green beans and the juice of half a lemon and cook for a further 30 minutes.

  • Thicken with corn flour if required.

  • Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.




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Variations on Our Easy Beef Stew Recipe:


Jazz it up! Economize!
  • Add a few spoonfuls of dumpling mixture to the pot with the beans.
  • Add potatoes, sweet potatoes and/or butternut squash with the carrots to create a one pot meal.
  • Leave out the smoked beef - still delicious.
  • Use ordinary button mushrooms instead of portobellini.


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