Slow Simmer Beef Stew

This is the best beef stew I've ever tasted. My husband ate 4 bowls the first time I made it and my 9-month-old ate two bowls mashed up! I like to brown my beef for stew, and I hate to dirty both a pot and the slow cooker, so I prefer to cook the stew exclusively on the stove.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 455 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 3 cups chopped celery
• ½ cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into cubes
• 8 cups beef broth, divided
• 6 cups sliced carrots
• 6 cups diced potatoes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine beef stew meat and flour in a resealable plastic bag; seal bag and shake to coat beef.

Step 2

Melt butter with olive oil in a large pot over high heat; add beef and season with seasoned salt. Cook and stir beef until seared on all sides 5 to 7 minutes. Stir onion into the beef; cook and stir until the onion is browned, about 5 minutes more.

Step 3

Pour enough of the beef broth into the pot to cover the bottom; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add remainder of the beef broth; bring to a simmer before adding carrots, potatoes, celery, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, basil, paprika, and garlic powder.

Step 4

Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook stew at a simmer until the meat and vegetables are very tender, 3 to 4 hours.