Cinnamon and cloves in a beef stew recipe? Absolutely! Prepare this updated version of beef stew and your home will be filled with a wonderful aroma and your family and friends will be filled with a delicious, hearty meal. This isn’t your grandmother’s beef stew …
Contemporary Beef Stew
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 pounds boneless beef chuck cut into 2 inch cubes
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 whole cloves
- 3 whole allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- pinch nutmeg
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
- 20 ounces skinned pearl onions use frozen if you are crunched for time
- 3 stalks celery chopped in slices
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 can can of diced fire-roasted tomatoes 14 ½ ounces
- 1 1/2 Tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
Marinade
- Place all ingredients up to pearl onions in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate over night.
Stew
- Drain the beef, but reserve the marinade.
- Melt butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a dutch oven.
- Sauté onions and celery on medium heat for about 5 minutes and place in a bowl using a slotted spoon.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan.
- Sear beef, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
- Add marinade, onion, celery, tomatoes, tomato paste and enough water to cover the beef.
- Bring to boil and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is fork tender.
Notes
Serve over egg noodles, or herbed noodles, such as the basil noodles, pictured above.This stew can be made several days in advance. Freeze any leftovers.
