Hearty Beef Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs sirloin steaks or 2 lbs stewing beef
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 slices bacon, thick sliced, diced
• 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup scotch whiskey
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1/2 lb mushroom
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 cut meat into 1-inch cubes.
• 3 cook bacon until crisp and browned. transfer to plate using slotted spoon.
• 4 add vegetable oil to dutch oven and heat; add meat and brown in batches.; transfer to a plate. add carrots and onions; cook for 5 minutes. add garlic and thyme; cook for 1 minute.
• 5 sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring often. deglaze pot with beef broth, stirring to scrape up bits from bottom of pan. add whiskey, beef and bacon; bring to a boil. remove from heat, cover and place in oven., bake for an additional hour or until beef and potatoes are tender.
• 6 combine remaining flour and 1 tablespoon of the butter until smooth. remove dutch oven from oven and stir in flour mixture.
• 7 in a medium sauté pan, melt remaining butter and sauté mushrooms, about 10 minutes until golden brown. add to stew. transfer stew to stovetop, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes or until thickened.
• 8 garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.