Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Crock Pot Country Beef Stew
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 148 for gravy quality among the beef stew recipes we compared. 10 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 26% | 71% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 50% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 274% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds stewing beef |
| 244 g | 4 medium carrots |
| 450 g | 3 onions |
| 1020 g | 6 medium potatoes |
| 120 g | 3 ribs celery |
| 822 g | 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes |
| 240 g | 1 cup unsalted or low-sodium beef stock |
| 6 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca | |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| Dash ground allspice | |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, or oregano |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, or to taste |
| Kosher salt, to taste | |
| Freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| 284 g | 1 (10-ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“If you want beef stew to look really nice, add Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy Master. It makes it a beautiful brown color. I pour it on my beef roasts as well.” — a cook