hi everyone its natasha natashas kitchen
comm and today i'm sharing our family's
classic beef stew it is so hard and
flavorful and the beef is so tender it
just melts in your mouth in a large oven
safe pot preferably a Dutch oven we're
gonna saute six ounces of chopped bacon
stir that over medium heat until it's
golden brown and the fat is released
then remove it to a separate dish while
the bacon is cooking stir together two
pounds of chopped beef with half a
tablespoon of salt a teaspoon of black
pepper and a quarter cup of flour stir
that together until the beef is evenly
coated transfer half of the beef into
the hot bacon fat and cook over medium
high heat or until the beef is browned
about three minutes per side add a
little more olive oil if needed then add
the second half of the beef and cook
until browned transfer the browned beef
to the bowl with the bacon add 2 cups of
good red wine to the pot and bring it to
a boil scraping the bottom to deglaze
the pot add one pound of thickly sliced
mushrooms and simmer over medium heat
for 10 minutes roughly chop up four
carrots into half-inch thick pieces also
dice 1 medium yellow onion and chopped 4
garlic cloves place a large nonstick
skillet over medium-high heat and add 2
tablespoons of olive oil then add the
sliced carrots diced onion and chopped
garlic saute that for 4 minutes stirring
frequently once the onions are soft add
a tablespoon of tomato paste and saute
another minute then transfer the veggies
to the pot
add four cups of beef broth and season
with two bay leaves half a teaspoon of
dried thyme a teaspoon of salt and half
a teaspoon of black pepper add the beef
and bacon back to the pot then stir in 1
pound of small potatoes you can cut
these in halves or quarters depending on
how large they are you want bite-sized
pieces stir to combine and make sure the
potatoes are submerged in liquid cover
with a tight-fitting lid then transfer
to a preheated oven and bake at 325
degrees Fahrenheit for an hour and 45
minutes oh yes just in time for dinner
and I am ready because the smell in my
house is making me so hungry ok let's do
this
are you ready YUM mmm okay and then
before I serve it I like to skim off the
extra fat makes it just a little bit
healthier and you don't really need that
extra oil on top and it's super easy to
do just tilt your pot and spoon it up
and very important I always love to add
a little bit of garnish because it adds
that fresh pop of color and flavor and
so I've got a little bit of parsley here
you can't use dill if you like dill
there isn't that pretty
okay here we go oh my goodness and this
is just loaded with all the good stuff
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it is so Hardy and it's really a meal in
itself
I'd like to serve it with a fresh crusty
French bread that sound gets me every
time okay here we go oh my goodness and
that beef is just fall apart tender my
spoon goes right through it okay and
this is still really hot so
oh my goodness this is gonna be a good
dinner literally that beef just melts in
your mouth and there's so much flavor
adding the wine to the broth just really
elevates the flavors and pulls them all
together so good I cannot wait to eat
this for dinner and my kids love it
which is like major win for Mom
and it's fancy enough for a nice dinner
party this seriously has really really
good flavor such a cozy thing for winter
and if you're not a mushroom lover you
can still enjoy this because if you
thickly slice the mushrooms they are
easy to avoid and if you love the
mushrooms oh I love things thick sliced
mushrooms all right I am gonna go call
my kids for dinner because I'm hungry
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