Three Beef Stew Recipes

All three of these beef stew recipes have two things in common. They are all delicious and make a perfect Sunday family meal.

Bavarian Beef Stew

Ingredients

1 +1/2 lb lean beef stew meat (cut into bite size pieces)
1/2 small head of red cabbage (cut into 4 pieces)
1 medium onion (sliced)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 + 1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup crushed ginger snaps
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf

Preparation

In a large skillet brown the meat in the olive oil. Remove the meat from the skillet and use the skillet to saute the onions in the remaining olive oil n the skillet.
Add the meat to the onion in the skillet and add one cup water and the spices.
Bring the meat mixture to a boil, reduce the heat cover the skillet and cook for one hour.
Add the white vinegar and sugar to the meat mixture. Arrange the cabbage on top of the meat, cover the skillet and cook for 30 more minutes on low heat.
Place the cabbage in a dish to keep warm.
Strain the drippings and skim off any excess fat from the beef. Add the remaining half a cup of water, return the drippings with the meat and cabbage to the skillet with the gingersnap crumbs.
Cook while stirring for 10 to 15 minutes.

Complete Beef Stew Meal

2 pound of lean beef tips
4 cups of water
1- 16 ounce bag of baby carrots
6 medium size potatoes (bite size pieces)
3 celery stalks (chopped)
3/4 cup yellow sweet onion (chopped)
2 package of dry onion soup mix
1 cup of frozen or canned corn

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium size mixing bowl combine the water and 2 packages of dry onion soup mix. Stir with a whisk until well mixed.
Put the beef tips in a 9X13 baking dish. Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, corn and onion.
Pour the water and onion soup mixture over the top.
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 2 hours. Serves 4

Marinated BBQ Style Beef Stew

Ingredients

2 pound eye of the round roast (cut into 1 inch strips)
2 cups of water
3 cups of homemade barbecue sauce (see recipe below)

Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

1 - 12 ounce can of tomato sauce
1/2 cup of ketchup
1 tablespoon of dried ground mustard
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of onion salt
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt

Preparation

In large sauce pan combine all the ingredients bring to rapid boil slowly, simmer for 10 minutes.

Beef Stew Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Pour the 2 cups of water in the bottom of the roasting pan.
Place the eye of the round roast in the pan.
Pour the barbecue sauce over the top of the roast and cook for 2 to 2.5 hours.

These three beef stew meals can also be placed in a crock pot and cooked on medium for 8 hours. Serve with warm fresh bread.