Homemade Beef Stew Recipes

Easy Homemade Beef Stew

• 1 lb beef cubed
• 2 tablespoons oil
Brown in skillet. Then add water. Cook on low heat until 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 until tender Add salt and pepper to taste
Recipe from a 1953 Cookbook

Here's a recipe for Crockpot Stew.

Beef Stew 2

• 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

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

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 until cooked on the inside.
Recipe from 1971

More Beef recipes

Hungarian Goulash - This recipe for Hungarian Goulash uses ground beef and noodles and seasonings, then baked in the oven for about a half hour.

Beef Parmiginni - This recipe for Beef Parmiginni - Is round steak cooked in a seasoned tomato sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.

Roast Beef for a Crowd - Here's a recipe to cook Roast Beef for a Crowd Add carrots and potatoes.

BBQ Beef Sandwiches - Bake a Chuck Roast with Barbeque sauce, then shred for sandwiches.

Liver and Onions anyone? - How about some tender Liver and Onions? - This recipe uses dry onion soup mix for added flavor. Cook until tender and serve over rice.

Corned Beef Dish - This recipe for Corned Beef uses a can of corned beef, elbow macaroni, and condensed cream of celery soup.

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

Tip: I don't buy Minute Steaks at the grocery store. I get the same results from using a hamburger patty, coating it in flour, and browning on both sides, then turn on low to simmer with a little water, and put on a lid. That's the best Minute Steaks.

Round Steak Recipes

A recipe for Savory Beef - Round Steak and onions browned and simmered in water, vinegar, and catsup. Sounds delicious.

Here's a recipe for Steak Rolls. You roll up the round steaks, brown, and simmer in a tomato-saurkraut sauce.

Here's a recipe for a steak and potato casserole, that sounds so easy.

This Rice, Steak and Mushroom Casserole recipe sounds really good.

And here's a recipe for Steak and Rice Casserole, that uses both Cream of Chicken, and Cream of Mushroom soups.

Here's a simple recipe for Round Steak and Rice.

And here's a recipe for everyone's favorite Beef Stroganoff.

Here's a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for boiled beef with onions