{"id":5002,"date":"2026-05-15T21:59:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=5002"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:59:50","slug":"old-fashioned-beef-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/old-fashioned-beef-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Old-Fashioned Beef Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Old-Fashioned Beef Stew<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs beef chuck, cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>4 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>4 potatoes, peeled and cubed<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>4 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried rosemary<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 cup frozen peas<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Prepare the Beef<\/h3>\n<p>Pat the beef chunks dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper, then coat lightly with flour.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Brown the Beef<\/h3>\n<p>Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the beef in batches for 4\u20135 minutes per batch until nicely seared on all sides. Remove and set aside.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Cook the Vegetables<\/h3>\n<p>In the same pot, add onion, garlic, and celery. Cook for about 3 minutes until softened.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Build the Stew<\/h3>\n<p>Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Slowly pour in the beef broth while scraping the bottom of the pot to release all the flavorful browned bits.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Simmer<\/h3>\n<p>Return the beef to the pot. Add carrots, potatoes, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low.<\/p>\n<p>Cover and simmer for 2 to 2\u00bd hours, stirring occasionally, until the beef is tender.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Finish<\/h3>\n<p>Add the frozen peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 7: Serve<\/h3>\n<p>Remove the bay leaves and garnish with fresh parsley before serving. Serve hot with crusty bread or biscuits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old-Fashioned Beef Stew Ingredients 2 lbs beef chuck, cut into chunks 1 teaspoon salt 1\/2 teaspoon black pepper 1\/4 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5004,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions\/5004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}