Hearty Beef Sweet Potato Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon., Add remaining oil to pan. Add onions; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth and wine, stirring to remove browned bits from pan. Stir in thyme, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Return beef to pan; bring to a boil. Transfer to oven; bake, covered, 1-1/4 hours., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Add sweet potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, parsnips and turnip to pan. Bake, covered, 45-60 minutes longer or until beef and vegetables are tender. If desired, strain cooking juices; skim fat. Return cooking juices to Dutch oven.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place beef cubes into a large bowl. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Add flour and paprika and toss until evenly coated.
• Heat oil in an oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the beef cubes in batches until dark brown, about 4 minutes per side. Flip or stir gently with a wooden spoon until all edges are dark brown, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove beef and set aside.
• Add onions to the beef fat with more salt and pepper; cook and stir until they begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir until aromatic and soft, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it turns brown and begins to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan. Deglaze with red wine, scraping up the flavorful browned bits on the bottom. Let the wine reduce until almost dry again, about 3 minutes.
• Add dried thyme, dried rosemary, herbes de Provence, and bay leaves. Add 2 cups beef broth and Worcestershire, stir, and bring to a boil. Add the seared beef cubes back into the stew liquid. Remove from heat and cover the pot.
• Braise in the preheated oven until meat is almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven. Add carrots, potatoes, and more beef broth if needed. Cover and return to the oven to braise until meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaves. Stir in peas, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Crumble beef into broth. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until meat is no longer pink and potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Remove excess fat from beef.
• Cut beef into 1-inch pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook beef in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown.
• Mix beef and remaining ingredients except apricots and parsley in 4- 5 quart crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low 8 hours or until beef is tender.
• Stir in apricots.
• Cover and cook on low about 15 minutes or until apricots are softened.
• Discard bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
• Sprinkle stew with parsley.

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1-inch pieces. In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine meat, sweet potatoes, and onion. Stir broth, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, and garlic into mixture in cooker.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Stir in undrained tomatoes and dried apricots. Sprinkle individual servings with peanuts and, if desired, green onion.

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt & pepper.
• Heat the oil over medium high heat and a large skillet.
• Brown all sides of the beef in batches, transfer browned beef to the slow cooker.
• Deglaze the skillet with 1.5 cups water and pour the liquid over the beef.
• Add the spices and stir to combine.
• Layer the onions, garlic, and sweet potatoes over the beef.
• Cook on the low setting for 4 hours or until the beef is tender, and the sweet potatoes are easily pierced with a fork but retain their shape.
• Meanwhile, toast the rice in a small skillet over medium-high heat until just browned.
• Transfer to a plate or bowl to cool.
• When cool, run through a spice mill or coffee grinder until it is a fine powder.
• Also grind half of the peanuts.
• Coarsely chop the other half of the peanuts.
• Add the powdered rice and ground peanuts to the cooker and stir gently, taking care not to smash the potatoes.
• Bring a small pan with 1" water in the bottom to a boil.
• Add the apricots and green beans.
• Cook until the green beans are bright green and still slightly crisp (about 5 minutes).
• Drain and stir the beans & apricots into the stew.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Serve sprinkled with the chopped peanuts.