Peppery Beef Stew with Root Vegetables

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 lb. trimmed chuck roast
  • 2 tsp black pepper, divided
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 6 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 4 thyme sprigs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 lb. small turnips, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 lb. carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 1/4 lb. celery root, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 2 cups fresh pearl onions, peeled
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.

  2. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Sprinkle roast with 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp salt. Add roast to pan; cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Remove roast from pan; set aside. Add garlic to pan; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add wine; cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned bits.

  3. Whisk together stock and flour in a small bowl. Stir stock mixture into wine mixture; cook, stirring often, until thickened. Stir in tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, remaining 1 1/2 tsp pepper and remaining 1 tsp salt. Nestle roast into stock mixture. Cover and bake at 350 1 hour and 30 minutes.

  4. Remove pan from oven. Add turnips, carrots, celery root, onions, and 1 cup water; toss carefully with gravy. Cover and bake at 350 until veggies are tender and sauce is thick and glazy, about 1 hour. Coarsely shred beef; discard thyme and bay leaves. Top with parsley.

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