So in a previous post talking about my 2015 goals, I said I wanted to try some new recipes out of my comfort zone. While this week's recipe was nothing out of my comfort zone, it was something different! Whenever we buy a roast, I tend to make the same exact stew every time.
Beef roasts were on mad sale last weekend at my market, so I "indulged". (We don't eat a lot of red meat, so getting a roast is a rare thing!)
I used my bread oven to make some home-made bread and spent my morning preparing all the good, delicious ingredients for this stew!
Let me tell you, it is amazing. Hearty, healthy, soul-warming, good stuff! And it makes your house smell like heaven.
Or at least what I think heaven might smell like?! Fresh baked bread and beef stew? ;)
Here it is:
-4 lb beef roast, cubed
-1 cup barley
-3 potatoes, cubed
-about 10 baby carrots, halved
-1/2 onion, sliced
-5 cloves garlic
-1/2 cup tomato paste
-red wine (about 1/2 cup? I just pour until the meat looks colorful and happy)
-4 cups beef broth
-1 tsp oregano
-1 tsp basil
-1 tsp parsley
-1/2 tsp thyme
-salt and pepper to taste1
1. Brown the beef is a pan with olive oil, wine, (And I added a little balsamic vinegar. Because that's just what I like to do.)
2. Place all vegetables in crockpot, add the meat, tomato paste, broth, and spices.
3. Cook at about 250 degrees for 4+ hours.
4. For the last hour, add in the barley.
5. Pour glass of wine for the cook. (Very important step)
**One thing to note. The stew was looking quite watery, so I was tempted to add flour or cornstarch to thicken it up. However, once the barley is added, it will thicken right up!
Beef roasts were on mad sale last weekend at my market, so I "indulged". (We don't eat a lot of red meat, so getting a roast is a rare thing!)
I used my bread oven to make some home-made bread and spent my morning preparing all the good, delicious ingredients for this stew!
Let me tell you, it is amazing. Hearty, healthy, soul-warming, good stuff! And it makes your house smell like heaven.
Or at least what I think heaven might smell like?! Fresh baked bread and beef stew? ;)
Here it is:
-4 lb beef roast, cubed
-1 cup barley
-3 potatoes, cubed
-about 10 baby carrots, halved
-1/2 onion, sliced
-5 cloves garlic
-1/2 cup tomato paste
-red wine (about 1/2 cup? I just pour until the meat looks colorful and happy)
-4 cups beef broth
-1 tsp oregano
-1 tsp basil
-1 tsp parsley
-1/2 tsp thyme
-salt and pepper to taste1
1. Brown the beef is a pan with olive oil, wine, (And I added a little balsamic vinegar. Because that's just what I like to do.)
2. Place all vegetables in crockpot, add the meat, tomato paste, broth, and spices.
3. Cook at about 250 degrees for 4+ hours.
4. For the last hour, add in the barley.
5. Pour glass of wine for the cook. (Very important step)
**One thing to note. The stew was looking quite watery, so I was tempted to add flour or cornstarch to thicken it up. However, once the barley is added, it will thicken right up!
This made a ton of left overs (since it's just the 2 of us). Which is awesome, because I pre-packaged many containers and even froze a few!
Comments
YUMMERS! I love soup and stew in the fall and winter - my favorite foods!