Other posts with the tag: beef
Classic beef stew
Ingredients
- 2 pounds stew beef
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 or 2 bay leaves
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Dash of ground allspice or ground cloves
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
- 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 and celery.
- Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer.
- To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups hot liquid.
- Using a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup water and cornstarch until smooth.
- Mix with a little hot liquid and return mixture to pot. Stir and cook until bubbly.
Steak with lemon cooked in beer
Ingredients
- 2 pounds round steak
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 lemon slices
- 3 medium sliced onions
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 can beef broth
- 1 12 oz. can regular beer (not lager or malt beer)
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz. cooked broad noodles or 2 cups cooked rice
- Garnish (optional): fresh lemon slices, spinach leaves, parsley, cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Cut steak into serving size pieces.
- Brown on both sides in 3 tablespoons oil to which you have added the lemon slices. Remove steak to a pan large enough to bake it in.
- Layer onions and garlic over meat.
- Sprinkle flour over top.
- Now combine bouillon, beer, sugar, parsley flakes, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Pour over steak and bake uncovered in 325-degree oven 3 hours or until meat is tender.
- Serve over cooked broad noodles or cooked rice.
- Garnish with fresh lemon slices, spinach leaves, parsley, or cherry tomatoes.
