Easiest Beef Stew With Potatoes
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Beef
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Easiest Beef stew EVER. Uses only a few ingredients and tastes so good.
Ingredients
  • 1 Kg (2 lbs) Cubed Stewing Beef
  • ½ Medium Onion
  • 2 Carrots
  • 3 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Cups Vegetable Broth
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 6-7 Medium Potatoes
  • 3 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Dill
  • 1 ½ Cup Hot Water
Instructions
  1. Cut the stewing beef pieces into 1 X 1 inch cubes (if they came in a bigger size)
  2. Chop the onion into small pieces and slice the carrots into medium rings (or cubes)
  3. Place the 3 Tbsp flour in a medium bowl and add the beef cubes. Mix or shake well until the beef pieces are all fully covered with a thin layer of flour.
  4. In a medium size pot (preferable wide and heavy bottomed but not a must) preheat the oil over medium-high heat and add the pepper in.
  5. Add in the flour covered beef (without the excess flour, place the pieces one at a time) and make sure it’s in one layer (if it’s not, that’s OK, you'll just need to turn it more).
  6. Add in the carrots and onion and stir together.
  7. Let the beef brown on all sides, stirring and turning the pieces occasionally, until it is nicely browned. About 10-12 minutes.
  8. Once the beef is browned on all sides, add in the vegetable broth and salt.
  9. Partially cover the pot with its lid and lower the heat to medium-low. Cook on medium low with partially covered pot for about 30 minutes. If the broth is boiling and pouring out, you can slightly lower the heat but don’t cook on low.
  10. In the meantime, peel and cut the potatoes into medium cubes.
  11. After the beef had been cooking for 30 minutes, open the lid and add in the potatoes.
  12. Add in the 1 ½ cup hot water until it just about covers the whole stew and potatoes. You may need less than 1 ½ cups or a bit more, depending on your pot size.
  13. Add in the chopped dill and stir to combine the dill in the stew.
  14. Place the lid back on the pot and let the stew cook with a closed lid over medium heat for another 30-35 minutes (if it boils and starts spilling, simply remove the lid a bit to partially cover the pot, but don't completely remove it).
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2013/12/27/easiest-beef-stew-with-potatoes/