{"id":24,"date":"2008-05-04T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2021-03-04T07:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:41:19","slug":"croutons-easy-beef-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":"Crouton&#8217;s Easy Beef Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a simple one-dish stew you can prepare\u00a0in the afternoon and serve for supper.<br \/>\n<a title=\"crouton_2 by Paul Woodford, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/halfmind\/16486259109\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8609\/16486259109_d3d64dd702_o.jpg\" alt=\"crouton_2\" width=\"425\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"hrecipe h-recipe jetpack-recipe\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\"><h3 class=\"p-name jetpack-recipe-title fn\" itemprop=\"name\">Crouton&#039;s Easy Beef Stew<\/h3><ul class=\"jetpack-recipe-meta\"><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-servings p-yield yield\" itemprop=\"recipeYield\"><strong>Servings: <\/strong>4<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-time\">\n\t\t\t\t<time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"2 hrs\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> <span class=\"time\">2 hrs<\/span><\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-difficulty\"><strong>Difficulty: <\/strong>medium<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-print\"><a href=\"#\">Print<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"jetpack-recipe-content\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb chuck roast, cubed<\/li>\n<li>flour<\/li>\n<li>salt<\/li>\n<li>pepper<\/li>\n<li>olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 cans beef stock<\/li>\n<li>1 can beer<\/li>\n<li>peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>2 stalks celery, chopped<\/li>\n<li>6 small red potatoes, halved (skin on)<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, peeled &amp; sliced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cut the chuck roast into 1-inch cubes, trim fat &amp; gristle.\u00a0 Dredge meat in flour mixed with salt &amp; pepper; shake off excess flour.\u00a0 Heat a small amount of olive oil in a heavy stew pot; add beef and brown.\u00a0 Remove beef with slotted spoon, set aside.\u00a0 Add a little more olive and brown the onion &amp; garlic.\u00a0 When onion starts to turn translucent add 3 cans beef stock.\u00a0 Stir in flour clinging to pot.\u00a0 Add the beef, beer, a few peppercorns, and bay leaf.\u00a0 Cover and cook on low heat for 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n<p>About 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving, add the celery, potatoes, and carrots.\u00a0 Bring to low boil, uncover, and cook until vegetables are tender.\u00a0 Serve with crusty bread.<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any kind of stew meat will do for this recipe, as long as you trim off the fat &amp; gristle.\u00a0 For tough meats, increase the cooking time.\u00a0 Sometimes I add a little tomato juice (maybe a quarter of a cup) to jazz up the flavor.\u00a0 You can also add green beans with the potatoes, celery, and carrots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a simple one-dish stew you can prepare\u00a0in the afternoon and serve for supper. 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