How to Prepare Perfect Lauren's Beef Stew

Lauren's Beef Stew.

You can cook Lauren's Beef Stew using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Lauren's Beef Stew

1. Prepare 2 pounds of beef stew meat.
2. It's 1 tsp of salt.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
5. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of canola oil.
7. You need 1 of medium yellow onion.
8. It's 4 of garlic cloves minced.
9. Prepare 3 of carrots cut into 2" chunks.
10. You need 1 cup of frozen or canned peas.
11. Prepare 4-5 of red potatoes chopped.
12. It's 4 cups of beef broth (I use beef soup base).
13. You need 1 (4 oz) of can tomato paste.
14. You need 1 tbsp of prepared horseradish.
15. It's 1 of bay leaf.
16. It's 1 tsp of thyme.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of paprika.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of marjoram.
19. You need 1 tsp of all spice.
20. You need 2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.
21. It's 1 cup of red wine (I use cupcake red velvet or red Merlot).

Lauren's Beef Stew step by step

1. Season beef with salt and pepper..
2. Add your flour to a ziploc baggie and coat your beef..
3. Add the butter and canola oil to a pot on medium heat and brown the beef..
4. Remove the beef. Now add the onion, carrots and garlic cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly caramelized..
5. Now add your potatoes Along with the peas, broth, wine, paste, thyme, paprika, marjoram, all spice, horseradish and Worcestershire sauce..
6. Add the beef back to the pot. Cover and cook for 1-2 hours. Remember to remove the bay leaf before serving!.