Spiced Red Wine Beef Stew
This aromatic recipe for spiced red wine beef stew is perfect for a frosty Sunday evening supper. Full of rich flavors and just right for the holidays!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop and Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 slices bacon
- 1 large sweet onion, peeled and quartered
- 6 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup flour
- Pinch each of salt and pepper
- 2 pounds beef chuck steak cut into one inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Put bacon, onion and carrots into a food processor and pulse until everything is finely chopped.
- Put flour in a bowl with a pinch each of salt and pepper and stir. Add beef and stir until coated with flour.
- Put the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot and heat over medium high. Add beef and cook until browned. Scoop out and set aside.
- Add bacon mixture to the pot along with the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Saute until vegetables are starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, wine, brown sugar and vinegar to the pot and bring to a simmer. Add beef, stir everything up and bring to a low simmer. Partially cover the pot and cook over low heat until the meat is tender, about 2 hours or so, stirring every once in a while.
- Season to taste with more salt and pepper if needed and serve garnished with parsley.
Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/spiced-red-wine-beef-stew/