Beef Stew with Dumplings
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4.9
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
2 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
576 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Beef Stew with Dumplings
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🧡🙌 Beef roast, potatoes, carrots, and more are simmered to tender PERFECTION in a rich and savory broth for the best beef stew that's easy to make! Cheesy dumplings on top are the final comfort food touch making this a classic family favorite recipe especially when the weather is chilly!Â
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Ingredients
Beef Stew
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds chuck roast cubed into bite-sized pieces (OR beef stew meat)
- 1 white onion diced small, or yellow onion
- 3 to 5 cloves garlic peeled and finely minced
- 3 carrot peeled and diced into 1/2-inch slices, large
- 3 Yukon Gold potato OR 1 pound baby Yukon gold OR baby red potatoes, peeled if desired and diced into 1-inch chunks, medium to large
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth plus more if desired, reduced sodium
- ½ cup red wine dry
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce lite or reduced sodium
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper or to taste, freshly ground
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried, sprig, fresh
Bisquick Dumplings
- 1 ½ cups Bisquick Mix or similar product (OR canned biscuit dough OR your favorite scratch dumplings/biscuit recipe)
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup milk whole or 2%
Instructions
- Beef Stew - To a large stockpot or Dutch oven, add the olive oil, beef, and cook over medium-high heat to sear and brown the beef. Stir and flip intermittently as the beef cooks to ensure even cooking. Cook for about 5 minutes. Beef does not need to be fully cooked through, just browned on the outside.
- Add the onions, garlic, and cook for 2 minutes; stir nearly constantly.
- Add the carrots, potatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, and stir or whisk to encourage the tomato paste to dissolve.
- After it has dissolved, add all the remaining ingredients (in the stew portion of the recipe), and simmer over medium-low heat, uncovered, for about 1 hour. Stir only very occasionally.
- If the stew is low on broth, add some now. Tips - After the dumplings are added and while they cook, they will thicken the stew, so add more broth now if you think it needs it. I also recommend reduced sodium beef broth so that as it evaporates and concentrates while it cooks, and naturally become saltier, that your finished stew isn’t too salty. You can always add more salt, but can’t take it out. Now is a good time to taste and check for seasoning balance and add more salt or pepper, if desired.
- Dumplings - To a medium bowl, add the Bisquick mix, cheese, milk (OR bake Grands Biscuits or similar according to package directions to save time OR make scratch dumpling dough).
- Drop the dumpling dough mixture by rounded tablespoons evenly over the top surface of the stew.
- Cover and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, or until dumplings are fully set. Use a toothpick or break one open to test for doneness. If you baked Grands biscuits separately, halve them and place on the top of each individual bowl of stew before serving. Remove bay leaves and thyme sprig before serving.
Notes
- * Red Wine – I recommend a dry red wine such as:
- As I mentioned in a previous section, alternatively you can:
- Storage: Stew will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. And you can freeze it for up to 4 months. Note - The dumplings will get soggy and potentially disintegrate a bit into the stew itself so don’t be surprised if your leftovers are even thicker.
- Tip - If you know you’re going to store this and are making it so you have planned leftovers, I suggest baking canned biscuit dough biscuits separately and then topping each bowl of stew with warm, oven-fresh biscuits before serving.
- Cabernet sauvignon
- Merlot
- Syrah
- Pinot Noir
- Use 1/2 cup dark beer instead of red wine
- Use 1/2 cup extra beef broth instead of any alcohol
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
576kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
15g
(88%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
1261mg
(53%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 576 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 576kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 15g | 88% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1261mg | 53% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
21 reviews
Excellent
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