Easy Homemade Beef Stew Recipes

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Simple beef recipes Beef Stew for dinner? Every single recipe I've seen for beef stew has massive ingredients. Did you know you can leave some out?

Beef Stew is nice on those cold days to warm you up. Heat up some dinner rolls too for a complete meal.

Also near the bottom of the page are other ways to cook beef.

Easy Homemade Beef Stew

1 lb beef cubed
2 tablespoons oil

Brown in skillet Then add water Cook on low heat till tender Pour into a large pot

Add:
4 potatoes cubed
2 carrots sliced
1 small onion cubed
1 can of green beans (drained)
Add water to cover

Cook on medium heat till tender Add salt and pepper to taste
Recipe from a 1953 Cookbook

Beef Stew

2 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 lbs beef neck, chuck, or brisket, cut into 2 inch cubes
3 cups hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 med onions sliced
4 med carrots halved
4 med potatoes, quartered
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup water

Melt the shortening in a large saucepan. Add meat and brown on all sides. Add hot water and 1/2 teaspoon salt, bring quickly to boiling point. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, or until meat is very tender. Add vegetables 30 minutes before meat is done. Season with salt and pepper.

Pour off liquid, measure, and add hot water, if necessary, to make 2 cups of liquid. Mix flour and 1/2 cup water by shaking in a small covered jar, and add to liquid. Return liquid to stew, and stir until it has boiled 1 minute, and is quite thickened. Serve on a hot platter or vegetable dish.
Recipe from a 1961 cookbook

Baked Beef Stew

2 lb. beef stew meat
1 can cream of tomato soup
1 cup sliced carrots
2 large diced potatoes
Piece of Bay leaf
6 oz water
1 can tiny peas
2 chopped onions
1 tsp salt
Dash of pepper

Mix all ingredients together in casserole dish that has a tight lid. Bake at 275 for about 5 hours.
Recipe from a 1995 church cookbook

Lynda's Oven Beef Stew

2 lbs. beef stew meat
6 carrots
6 stalks celery, sliced
2 medium onions, diced
3 tbsp. tapioca
1 tbsp. sugar (or less)
1 tbsp. Salt
pepper
1/2 cup tomato juice (or 1/2 can stewed)

Put altogether in tightly covered casserole pan or pan. Cut onion, potatoes, celery and carrots in rather large pieces. Do not brown first. Cook at 250 for 4 hours.

Quick Meatball Stew (Recipe from 1971)

1 pkg frozen meatballs
1 can sliced potatoes
1 pkg beef stew seasoning mix.
3 cups of water

Cook for 30 min. then add 1 pkg frozen peas & carrots

Here's how to make meatballs from scratch, use a meatloaf recipe, form into balls and roll in flour and brown in 2 Tblsp oil. Cook on low heat till cooked on the inside.

Cooking Tip: If you have a pressure cooker, pork or beef will cook quicker.

Crockpot Idea
Put the beef in the crockpot with a little water in the morning and let it cook on low all day. Cook the potatoes in a pot till done, and then add what you cooked in the crockpot to them.

More Beef Recipes

Beef Parmiginni - Is round steak cooked in a seasoned tomato sause, topped with mozzarella cheese. Yum

Roast Beef for a Crowd - A one meal dish for a crowd! Add carrots and potatoes

Liver and Onions - This recipe uses dry onion soup mix for added flavor. Cook till tender and serve over rice.

Minute Steaks - This recipe uses Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Celery soup, onions, and other seasonings. Slowly baked in a 350 oven.

Savory Beef - Round Steak and onions browned and simmered in water vinegar and catsup. Sounds delicious!

Food for Thought

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