Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · The Easiest Beef Stew You’ll Ever Make—Just
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 148 for gravy quality among the beef stew recipes we compared.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 81% | 71% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 22% | 23% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 79% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds beef chuck or stew meat |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons herbs de Provence or Italian seasoning |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 150 g | 1 large sweet onion, chopped |
| 122 g | 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks |
| 454 g | 1 pound fingerling or small red skin potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch chunks |
| 710 g | 3 cups boiling water |
| 24 g | 3 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon Roast Beef Base |
| 49 g | 3 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 145 g | 1 cup frozen peas |
| 22 g | 1 to 2 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, basil, or tarragon (optional) |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.