French Beef Stew

⏱ 80 mins 🍽 8 serving(s) 🏷 Stew

This French beef stew offers a deliciously tart flavour, with tender beef and vegetables that retain their texture. The recipe coats beef in flour before browning, then simmers it with tomatoes, broth, carrots, potatoes, and thyme. Dijon mustard is blended in at the end for a distinctive taste. A simple flour slurry can be added for a thicker consistency if preferred. It serves eight people and is perfect with warm, crusty bread.

French Beef Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs cubed beef stew meat
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
  • 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth (low"er" sodium if possible)
  • 4 large carrots, chopped
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Place the meat and flour into a large plastic food storage bag and toss them together for an even coating.
  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a 6-quart saucepan or stockpot and brown the coated meat.
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste at this stage, if you wish.
  4. Pour in the diced tomatoes and beef broth, then add the chopped carrots, potatoes, and dried thyme.
  5. Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 1- 1 1/2 hours until the beef becomes tender.
  6. Stir the Dijon mustard into the stew just before serving.
  7. To create a thicker stew, mix 3 or 4 tablespoons of flour with a little water and stir this into the pot.
  8. Heat the stew for a few minutes more, stirring continuously, until it reaches your desired thickness.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium732200 mg

Recipe details

CategoryStew
AuthorKat in Texas