Christmas Eve Beef Stew

This was delicious, I used a cast iron Dutch oven and it was ready in 5 hours, only changes I made was use a bit more spices and I used beef broth instead of red wine, will make it again for sure!

I am the original submitter of this recipe and just made this stew for Christmas Eve after a long hiatus. Please make the recipe as is. I've always made it in the crock pot and it turns out perfectly. It is stew not soup. It does not need additional moisture. The original recipe did include 1 T salt, and 1 T sugar and freshly ground black pepper. I usually toss everything into a crock pot except the peas and let it cook all day on low. Then toss in the frozen peas about 30 minutes before serving. It is not a real juicy or tomato-y stew but is what we prefer. This year I tried cutting the meat into smaller cubes, dusting with flour and browning before adding to crock pot. I really don't think it made any difference. I would go back to just tossing the meat into the crock pot raw. Tapioca is the thickening agent and works just fine without the flour.

I made this recipe as modified by another user * way less water * in a slow cooker * more spices This came out delicious...however a bit runny...added some cornstarch near the end

This recipe turned out very flavorful. I didn't follow the suggestions of other viewers and I should have, because they were right, the stew turns out very runny more like a soup. I prefer a thicker stew so I added a little corn starch to the stew and it thickened right up. Delicious! I will make this again and again. My family loved it too.

This recipe turned out very flavorful. I didn't follow the suggestions of other viewers and I should have, because they were right, the stew turns out very runny more like a soup. I prefer a thicker stew so I added a little corn starch to the stew and it thickened right up. Delicious! I will make this again and again. My family loved it too.