Baby it’s cold outside. If it’s cold here in Texas then I know it’s cold in the north. This French stew is sure to be a staple. Make a big batch of it and freeze it.
Ingredients
2.75 lb boneless chuck roast
2 c red wine (see this post for great reds)
2 cups beef broth
28 ounce plum tomatoes in a can (or 2 14oz cans)
3 or 4 carrots (cut into bite size pieces
1 small yellow onion
1 lb wild mushrooms (I love crimini or shiitake)
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
10 oz pearl onion (usually one package)
2 bay leaves
few springs of thyme ties with cooking string
pepper + salt
Pasta (optional. I love Vesuvio)
Before you start, turn on oven to 275.
Start by heating up olive oil and Dutch oven. Lightly salt and pepper the meat. Once oil is hot add stew meat into pan. Cook for about 10 minutes. The meat does not have to necessarily be cooked all the way through. After about 10 minutes remove only the meat (leaving the juice in the pan), put on a plate.
In the Dutch pan add onion and carrots and cook for another 10 minutes or so. Mainly you want to make sure that the onions are getting soft. Then add the tomatoes, wine, beef broth, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Once it starts to boil turn off the heat. Return meat back to the dutch pan and place lid on and put in the oven. Cook for two hours.
About 15-20 minutes before the two hours is up, you’ll want to put a little extra olive oil in a pan and cook the mushrooms and onion. This should be about 15 minutes. About 10 minutes in add the red wine vinegar.
Remove stew from oven and place on the stove over low heat. Remove thyme and bay leaves. Add the sautéed mushrooms and onion to stew and cook on medium low heat… until onions are transparent (lighter).
Just like that your dinner is ready. If you wanted to add a start you could always put this over some noodles. I prefer a different kind of noodle such as vesuvio pasta. It makes the dish a little heartier, if that’s even possible.
Notes:
*For the wine I tried to use a good Bordeaux. I feel like this is what makes it such a good French stew. For good wine to pair with this check out the post I did this week on wine!
*As for the meat, the better meat you buy the better this dish is. Cut it into 1.5″ pieces.
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This looks amazing and I cannot wait to try it!! Thanks so much for sharing:)
Trying this for sure! It’s cold here in Michigan 🙂
I did make it and we LOVED it!
This looks absolutely yummy!! Thank you for always sharing your recipes! This is a must try for sure😋
Aahh, gotta try this soon! Looks wonderful! Merry Christmas 🎄
Yummy! You are such a good cook! Keep the recipes coming. Please do vegetarian too as I don’t eat a lot of meat:)
I’m trying this tonight!! I’ll let you know how it goes!!!
My husband would LOVE this!! I may make it Christmas week when he’s home to help with the baby. Thanks for sharing xox
This looks absolutely delicious! I’m going to try this recipe next week! Yum!
Do and let me know how it turns out!!
This looks so good!
This looks amazing, will definitely be making it!!
Oh yum! I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing 😘
I love all of the recipes you post!!! Can’t wait to try this❤️ Love following you! Your little girl puts a smile on my face daily!
This looks so yummy and so simple!
This looks so delicious. I think I need to try this over the holidays! I may add potatoes too!
Hey Ashlee, I appreciate you so much for showing your recipes to us. Not knowing who we are, where we come from, you just make us feel like your friend. We are your friends. Being a single and very young mother it is so hard for me to get motivated and feel pretty or good enough, but your energy and as little as it is a recipe you share, inspires me so much believe it or not. It makes me excited to try new things in life. Whether that is your new recipe, or to try out a piece of clothing you share. I have became a better mother and a better friend because of you. Thank you, Megan Rubenacker
I want to make this for my husband over Christmas break!
Yum!!! I think I’ll wow my in laws with this!
Looks delish! Can’t wait to make this!