I noticed these cute little portobello mushrooms in the grocery store the other night and bought a bunch, because I can’t walk by something that I haven’t cooked with and not buy it. It’s a real issue sometimes. It’s been cold and snowy here so I’ve been craving a hearty beef stew. There isn’t much more satisfying on a snowy Saturday than having a pot of stew bubbling slowly away on the back burner, especially if it’s got big chunks of carrot, and lots of earthy, sweet mushrooms.
Here’s the recipe:
Baby Bello Beef and Mushroom Stew
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs of cubed beef stew meat
- 1 8 oz package of baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
- 1 lb package of baby carrots
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 32 oz of beef broth
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup red wine
- 1/4 cup minced parsley
- 3 T tomato paste
- 1 t dried thyme
- 1 t dried rosemary
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- 2 T olive oil or more if needed
- 2 T butter or more if needed
Instructions
- Season beef with salt and pepper, place in a large bowl
- Sprinkle flour over beef and mix with hands until all beef is covered with flour
- Working in batches, brown meat in butter and oil in a dutch oven, adding more oil and butter if necessary until all the meat is browned. Move meat to another bowl after it’s browned
- Add a bit of butter to the pan and saute onions for a few minutes
- Add meat back to pan with broth, wine, seasonings and tomato paste
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for an hour or and hour and a half or until the carrots are cooked through
- Add mushrooms and simmer another fifteen minutes
- Add parsley and simmer a few more minutes
Eat with a glass of red wine and some crusty bread on a cold winter night in front of a fire with a good book.
Sigh…
I agree about the smell of a good beef stew on an winter afternoon. Some crusty bread and a hearty red wine and I am happy!
We think so alike Pondside!
Mmmmm. Sounds good!
I love portobello mushrooms and recently added some to my fried rice. Your stew sounds fantastic!
This sounds perfect for a snowy evening. We love Baby Bellas. I made your scalloped potatoes this weekend – thumbs up!
Barb,
I’m so happy you tried the scalloped potatoes!
It’s one of my favorites…
RMW
We’ve got the opposite problem here with weather but this looks so appealing! I can see how rich this stew would be! 😀
Looks hearty and delicious! Nothing better than mushrooms, with everything.
A tad warm here this week….such odd weather.
I told the Mr. this weekend that I wish there was a way that I could consume all my calories in liquid form.
I mean. . .if it were up to mean. . .I’d just drink green tea (or margaritas) all day and call it a day. Maybe I’m just too lazy to chew. Hmmm. . .never thought about it that way. Anyhow, this stew is a nice (and delicious) compromise. . .it’s liquidy to trick my mind into thinking it is being lazy. . .but still has the protein and nutrients my body needs.
I don’t have any carrots today can I substitute peas? Anna Marie in GA
Hi Anna,
I think peas would work just fine.
RMW