therecipecritic5.0
Beef Stew with Bacon
This beef stew is full of tender meat, colorful veggies and plenty of smoky bacon. A one pot meal that's perfect for cold weather!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 35m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 3h 15m👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●oven
- ●stove
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
prepare
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a large pot on the stove over medium heat.
3
cook
4
Add 8 ounces chopped bacon and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove the bacon from the pot and drain on paper towels. Set aside. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the pan.
chopped bacon8 ounces
5
sear
6
Season 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat generously with salt,and ground black pepper, and add half of the meat to the bacon fat in the pot. Cook for ⏱️ 4-5 minutes on each side or until deep golden brown.
salt, (to taste)ground black pepper, (to taste)chopped bacon8 ounces
7
sear
8
Remove the beef from the pot and repeat the browning process with the remaining ½ of the meat. Remove the second batch of meat from the pot.
9
saute
10
Add 1 ½ cup diced onion, to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally, approximately ⏱️ 4-5 minutes.
salt, (to taste)
11
cook
12
Return the meat to the pot. Add ¼ cup all-purpose flour and 2 tablespoons tomato paste and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute, stirring to coat the meat.
tomato paste2 tablespoons
13
cook
14
Add 1 teaspoon dried thyme and 4 cups beef broth to the pot. Cover the pot and place it in the oven. Cook for ⏱️ 2 hours.
dried thyme1 teaspoonbeef broth4 cups
15
cook
16
After ⏱️ 2 hours, remove the pot from the oven and stir in 1 ½ pounds small potatoes, 2 cups carrots, and half of the bacon. Return the pot to the oven and bake for an additional hour for a total of ⏱️ 3 hours of cooking in the oven.
carrots, (halved and cut into 1 inch pieces)2 cupschopped bacon8 ounces
17
serve
18
After the last hour of cooking, serve the stew topped with the remaining half of the bacon and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley.
chopped bacon8 ounceschopped fresh parsley1 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
578 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1032 mg
protein Content
53 g
trans Fat Content
0.05 g
cholesterol Content
142 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
14 g
Reviews & Ratings
Share your thoughts and feedback about this recipe
Write a Review
Community Feedback
0 ReviewsLoading reviews...