Italian Recipe Collection

main course meat

Beef Stew

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Dredge the beef chunks in flour, then brown them in a pot with a little olive oil until nicely colored on all sides. Remove the meat and set it aside in a bowl.
  2. In the same pot, sauté the chopped celery, carrots, and onion for 10 minutes.
  3. Return the beef to the pot and stir in the tomato paste.
  4. Season with pepper and an extra drizzle of olive oil, then deglaze with the red wine and add a ladle of broth. Simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
  5. Pour in more broth, add the bay leaf, and continue cooking for 2½ hours, adding additional broth as needed if the liquid reduces too much.
  6. Add the washed and peeled potatoes to the pot, season with salt, and cook for about 30 minutes until the potatoes are completely fork-tender.
  7. Remove from the heat, let the stew rest for a few minutes, and serve warm.