Argentinebeefstew Recipes

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is browned and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off heat and transfer bacon into a large stew pot, reserving bacon fat in the skillet.
• Season beef chuck cubes generously with 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste. Turn heat to high under skillet and sear beef pieces in the hot fat on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes. Place beef in stew pot with bacon, leaving fat in skillet. Turn heat down to medium; cook and stir onions in the retained fat in the skillet until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes; season with a large pinch of salt.
• Cook garlic with onions until soft, about 1 minute; pour beer into skillet and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up and dissolving any browned bits of food into the liquid. Pour cooking liquid from skillet into the stew pot. Stir in tomato paste, thyme sprigs, carrots, celery, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and enough chicken broth to cover.
• Bring stew to a gentle simmer, stirring to combine; reduce heat to low and cover pot. Simmer stew until beef is fork-tender, about 2 hours. Stir stew occasionally and skim fat or foam if desired.
• Remove cover and raise heat to medium-high. Bring stew to a low boil and cook until stew has slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange mashed potatoes in a ring in a serving bowl; ladle stew into the center of the potatoes.

Steps:

• Melt butter in 2 quart saucepan and add beef. Cook on medium-high heat 3-4 minutes until browned, stirring every now and then to prevent sticking. Add all remaining ingredients (except parsley)and bring to a boil (about 3-4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium cover and cook 14-16 minutes until veggies are tender. Stir in parsley and serve.

Steps:

• In olive oil, brown the beef with the onion and garlic.
• Add all of the remaining ingredients, except the corn, sherry and pumpkin.
• Simmer for 1 hour, covered.
• Cut the top off the pumpkin and discard.
• Scoop out the seeds and stringy membrane, and discard them as well.
• You could toast the pumpkin seeds in the oven for a snack if you like, but they are not used in this recipe.
• Brush the inside of the pumpkin with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the stew, sherry and corn.
• Bake the stew-containing pumpkin at 325° F for about an hour, or until the pumpkin is tender.
• When serving, scoop out some pumpkin along with the stew.

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large skillet until crisp.
• Remove bacon to a paper towel line plate to drain; crumble bacon and chill until serving time.
• Brown beef (half at at time) in the hot bacon drippings; drain off the fat.
• In a 6-quart slow cooker, add in the carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, squash or pumpkin, sweet pepper, dried thyme (if using), and garlic.
• Add in the meat and pour the broth over all.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
• Turn to HIGH; stir in cabbage and fresh thyme (if using).
• Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the cabbage is just tender.

Steps:

• Stir together meats and water in a 12-quart heavy pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 3 1/2 hours.
• Add vegetables and paprika, then simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Add hominy, beans, salt, and pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.