Grammy's Kitchen Β· Beef Stew Β· Christmas Eve Beef Stew

One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured

Christmas Eve Beef Stew

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 148 for gravy quality among the beef stew recipes we compared. 183 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.4β˜….

hands-on10m
waiting6.2 hr
makes8
each$2.54
kcal474
levelbeginner
Needs:beef stew meatceleryAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 148.

this recipe typical
liquid6%71%
fat0%3%
aromatics40%23%
salt0%0%
thickener0%1%
vegetables and beans170%91%
collagen idx0.80.8
marbling idx0.50.5

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 148 for gravy quality

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1134 g2.5 pounds beef stew meat, diced into 1 inch pieces
794 g1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice
101 g1 cup chopped celery
244 g4 carrots, sliced
510 g3 potatoes, cubed
450 g3 onions, chopped
3.5 tablespoons tapioca
8 g2 cubes beef bouillon
0 g0.125 teaspoon dried thyme
0 g0.125 teaspoon dried rosemary
0 g0.125 teaspoon dried marjoram
59 g0.25 cup red wine
284 g1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed

Method: 3 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œAwesome base recipe! It was good just as listed, but then I doubled the seasonings, dredged and seared the meat, seared the chunked onion to bring out the flavor, used fingerling potatoes, added dried shitake mushrooms, and quadrupled the wine (I used a good z” β€” a cook, 4β˜…
β€œI am the original submitter of this recipe and just made this stew for Christmas Eve after a long hiatus. Please make the recipe as is. I've always made it in the crock pot and it turns out perfectly. It is stew not soup. It does not need additional moisture. ” β€” a cook, 5β˜…
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