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
- Prepare 1 lb of lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time).
- It's 5 large of potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes.
- It's 1 cup of chopped baby carrots.
- It's 5 cup of beef or veggie broth.
- Prepare 1 cup of flour.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix).
- You need 1 tbsp of worchestershire sauce.
- You need 1 tsp of onion powder.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
- You need 1/2 tsp of paprika.
- It's 1/2 tsp of bay leaves.
- It's 1/2 tsp of basil.
- It's 2 tbsp of oil.
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of butter.
- It's 1 tsp of salt or salt alternative.
Thick and Chunky Beef Stew step by step
- Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated..
- 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).
- Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir..
- Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again..
- Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes..
- Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.).
- ~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..