Contest Winning Gone All Day Stew Recipes

GONE-ALL DAY STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• Mix together, soup, wine, and flour until smooth. Add bouillon cubes (no dissolving necessary), Italian seasoning and garlic.
• Pepper beef to desired amount.
• Put all meat and vegetables in large roasting pan. I used my dutch oven pan.
• Pour soup mixture over the top and mix well.
• Bake covered at 275 degrees for 4 to 5 hours.
• When ready to serve adjust seasoning if desired. Serve with crusty bread or over noodles.

BEST EVER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season steak with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Working in batches, add steak to the stockpot and cook, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, about 6-8 minutes; set aside. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, about 3-4 minutes. Whisk in flour and tomato paste until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the stockpot. Stir in beef stock, thyme, bay leaves and steak. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until beef is very tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in potato; simmer until potatoes are just tender and stew has thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Stir in parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.* Serve immediately.

GONE ALL AFTERNOON STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• Mix all ingredients together in large bowl (Do not brown meat first).
• Place in large casserole dish; cover and bake at 275 for 4 hours.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

GONE-ALL-DAY STEW

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• 2. Mix all ingredients (except tomato soup, water, flour, and beef bouillon cubes) in a roaster sprayed with Pam. (I just use my hands to mix all the ingredients together after they are in the roaster).
• 3. Place one bouillon cube on top and at each end of the above mixture.
• 4. Mix tomato soup, water, and flour together. Pour over top of above ingredients. Do NOT stir.
• 5. Place lid on roaster and place in preheated oven.
• 6. The directions said to bake for 4-5 hours, but start checking at 3 hours as mine always gets done sooner. If the meat is tender then the stew is done.
• 7. Pat's Notes: Can use sliced baby portabella mushrooms in place of button mushrooms. Use as many as you want. I'll also use baby carrots instead of the larger carrots...put in as many as you want.