Honestly held off trying this for awhile because of the time commitment and steps, I figured the payoff would be minimal but it is one of the best beef stews I have ever had and that was the consensus opinion.

by vinyalwhl

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  1. CajunReeboks

    I just pulled the whole carrots/onion halfs/etc out of mine for the last step after adding the potatos and veggies back. First time, can’t wait!

  2. MacroAlgalFagasaurus

    My favorite Kenji recipe. It’s so rich and deep in flavor.

  3. st_nick1219

    I tried this for the first time last week and was blown away by the flavor. I couldn’t find the pearl onions, but it didn’t matter. I ended up eating it 5 days in a row!

  4. All right, adding this to the list. I also hadn’t made it yet because of the commitment!

  5. QueafyGreens

    Literally just made this today!

    Question. I forgot to flour the beef, and with 90min to go I decided not to try to thicken it up. Resulting stew still great, but a little thin for my taste. What would y’all have done?

  6. BTCFinance

    I consider beef stew one of my specialties — some great ideas in here that I’ll incorporate:

    – veggies browned in Dutch oven. Separate veggies is a worthwhile step and this makes it easy
    – brown meat as steaks. Makes sense and is low effort
    – use chicken stock – I get it

    Things I won’t do:
    – Yukons + gelatin vs russet. I’ll use russet and no gelatin, and hope the 2 cancel out. Keeps things streamlined and I just like russets.
    – blender for umami. I do dishes so I’ll have to live with just adding these ingredients unblended.

    Good stuff!

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