Grand-Mère's Beef Stew: An Easy and Economical Recipe.
Are you looking for a cheap and easy to make family recipe?
The old-fashioned beef stew recipe is ideal, especially in winter when it's cold!
My grandmother had her secret recipe. And she kindly passed it on to me.
I love to do it when there are a lot of people at the table. It treats everyone, even the biggest appetites.
Since there is no wine in it, everyone loves it!
And me, I appreciate being able to prepare this dish in advance to enjoy my guests.
here is my easy and economical recipe for beef stew with potatoes and carrots. Look :
Ingredients
For 4 people - Preparation time : 15 min - Cooking time : 1h30
- 750 g of beef (braising beef, bourguignon or beef cheek)
- Oil and butter
- 3 onions
- 3 cubes of meat broth
- 750 g of carrots
- 500 g of potatoes
- 1 small can of tomato paste
- 1/2 liter of water
- salt pepper
- 1 C. to s. oil
- 30 g of butter
- salt pepper
How to do
1. Cut the beef into large cubes.
2. Peel and slice the onions.
3. Peel the carrots and potatoes.
4. Cut the carrots into slices and the potatoes into quarters.
5. In a casserole dish, pour the drizzle of oil and add the butter.
6. When the mixture is hot, put the meat.
7. Stir regularly to brown the pieces of meat.
8. Add the onions and simmer until they turn brown.
9. Salt and pepper to taste.
10. Dissolve the stock cubes in water and pour everything into the casserole dish.
11. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
12. Add the carrots and tomato puree.
13. Leave to cook for another 20 minutes.
14. Put the cut potatoes.
15. Simmer again for 50 minutes.
Results
There you go, your old-fashioned beef stew is ready :-)
It's easy to make and it's a very economical recipe. And it's delicious! The secret to having tender and tender meat is very slow cooking.
Believe me, this trendy grandma's recipe is foolproof and even better reheated. Handy if you have leftovers!
And to find out which variety of potatoes to choose in your recipe, check out this guide.
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