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Gallery Old-Fashioned Beef Stew Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 2 pounds stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 1 large onion, sliced 2 bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 12 small carrots, peeled and trimmed 12 small pearl onions, peeled 8 to 10 small new potatoes, peeled

Gallery Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Recipe Summary

Servings: 6

Servings: 6

6

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 2 pounds stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 1 large onion, sliced 2 bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 12 small carrots, peeled and trimmed 12 small pearl onions, peeled 8 to 10 small new potatoes, peeled

Directions

On a piece of wax paper, mix together flour, salt, and pepper. Roll beef cubes in the mixture to coat. Shake off excess. In a medium Dutch oven, melt shortening over high heat. When very hot, working in batches so as not to crowd the pan, add beef and cook until brown. As each batch is finished set aside.

Return beef to the Dutch oven, and add 4 cups boiling water. Stand back, as it will splatter. Stir, and add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, onion, bay leaves, and allspice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Add carrots, onions, and potatoes, and cook until vegetables are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 30 to 45 minutes more.

Reviews (5)

 Add Rating & Review     134 Ratings   5 star values:        19    4 star values:        32    3 star values:        46    2 star values:        28    1 star values:        9

Reviews (5)

Add Rating & Review     134 Ratings   5 star values:        19    4 star values:        32    3 star values:        46    2 star values:        28    1 star values:        9

Add Rating & Review

134 Ratings 5 star values: 19 4 star values: 32 3 star values: 46 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 9

134 Ratings 5 star values: 19 4 star values: 32 3 star values: 46 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 9

134 Ratings 5 star values: 19 4 star values: 32 3 star values: 46 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 9

  • 5 star values: 19 4 star values: 32 3 star values: 46 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 9

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/05/2015   Lost my old cook book, but knew the ingredients...this is the same except old recipe used clove instead of allspice. Very easy & so good. Thickened the gravy slightly with a flour/water slurry. Had the best horseradish with it. Takes your breath away....have made this for about 50 years.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/25/2013   Gosh this sounds so good....Would it matter if I minused out to spices  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/29/2013   Stew was great we all love it !  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/12/2012   I made this recipe as is. Extraordinarily bland. Tasteless. There is not enough salt and pepper to redeem this recipe. Perhaps the "old-fashioned" people hadn't any flavors to add to their stew.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/10/2011   Classic. Making this right now but I sub the onion with shallots, sugar w/brown sugar

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 05/05/2015

Lost my old cook book, but knew the ingredients…this is the same except old recipe used clove instead of allspice. Very easy & so good. Thickened the gravy slightly with a flour/water slurry. Had the best horseradish with it. Takes your breath away….have made this for about 50 years.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 03/25/2013

Gosh this sounds so good….Would it matter if I minused out to spices

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 01/29/2013

Stew was great we all love it !

Rating: Unrated 02/12/2012

I made this recipe as is. Extraordinarily bland. Tasteless. There is not enough salt and pepper to redeem this recipe. Perhaps the “old-fashioned” people hadn’t any flavors to add to their stew.

Rating: Unrated 01/10/2011

Classic. Making this right now but I sub the onion with shallots, sugar w/brown sugar

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