Recipe: Delicious Thick and Chunky Beef Stew

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Thick and Chunky Beef Stew.

Thick and Chunky Beef Stew You can have Thick and Chunky Beef Stew using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Thick and Chunky Beef Stew

  1. Prepare 1 lb of lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time).
  2. It's 5 large of potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes.
  3. It's 1 cup of chopped baby carrots.
  4. It's 5 cup of beef or veggie broth.
  5. Prepare 1 cup of flour.
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup of Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix).
  7. You need 1 tbsp of worchestershire sauce.
  8. You need 1 tsp of onion powder.
  9. Prepare 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
  10. You need 1/2 tsp of paprika.
  11. It's 1/2 tsp of bay leaves.
  12. It's 1/2 tsp of basil.
  13. It's 2 tbsp of oil.
  14. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of butter.
  15. It's 1 tsp of salt or salt alternative.

Thick and Chunky Beef Stew step by step

  1. Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated..
  2. Heat oil in a pan or deep skillet. Once oil is hot, place flour-coated beef in pan. Turn beef frequently until it starts lightly browning. (flour will start looking "gooey". That's fine, so don't worry).
  3. Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir..
  4. Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again..
  5. Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes..
  6. Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.).
  7. ~VARIATIONS~ . You can add different items, such as: mushrooms, peas, onion, corn . Potato flakes can be used to thicken further, if desired. . Butter can be omitted, but helps lend to the richness..