Beef Stew

Beef Stew is a high-protein stew or soup recipe ready in 2 h 30 min. It makes 6 servings, each 450 kcal with 45 g protein. Intermediate level, 13 ingredients.

Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.

  • 2 h 30 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 450kcal a serving
  • 45 gprotein
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Beef Stew

What is Beef Stew

A slow-simmered stew of browned beef, onion, potato and carrot in a paprika and tomato stock flavoured with thyme and bay.

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How to make Beef Stew

Tips from the cook

  • Pat the beef dry and brown it in small batches, as crowding the pot makes it steam instead of brown.
  • Keep the simmer very gentle with the lid on, so the beef turns tender instead of tough.
  • Add the potatoes and carrots later, so they do not turn to mush.
  • Cut the vegetables in even pieces, so they cook at the same speed.
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Meal prep and storage

Even better the next day. Keeps 4 days in the fridge, and it freezes well for up to 3 months.

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Beef Stew substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Beef stock3 options
  • Vegetable stock (check the label for celery) 1:1 by volume

    Less meaty; vegetable stock typically includes celery.

    Still contains celery.

  • Mushroom broth (a handful of dried or fresh shiitake simmered in plain water 20-30 min) 1:1 by volume

    Earthy rather than beefy.

  • Miso in hot water (1-2 tsp white or yellow miso per 1 cup water) 1:1 by volume

    Added late, do not boil hard; miso may also carry gluten (not confirmed).

    Still contains soy.

Chilli powder2 options
  • Sweet paprika + pinch of cumin same volume

    No heat.

  • Smoked paprika (mild) 1:1

    Smoky, not hot.

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