Food Network: Red Wine Beef Stew with Potatoes and Green Beans

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Red Wine Beef Stew with Potatoes and Green Beans
Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman

Ingredients
2 pounds beef chuck for stew, cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons butter
4 medium carrots, peeled, halved and cut into 1-inch chunks
3 small onions, diced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans reduced-sodium beef or chicken broth
2 cups dry red wine
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 medium russet or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks

2 handfuls green beans, ends trimmed

Instructions
Season the beef cubes lightly with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy 6-quart pot over medium heat. As soon
as the butter starts to turn brown, add half the beef and raise the heat to high.
At first, the beef will give off some liquid, but once that evaporates, the beef
will start to brown. Cook, turning the beef cubes on all sides until the pieces
are as evenly browned as possible, about 5 or 6 minutes after the water has boiled
off. If the pan starts to get too brown at any point, just turn down the heat a
little. Scoop the beef into a bowl and brown the rest of the beef the same way
using the remaining butter.

Scoop out the second batch of beef, then add the carrots and onions and raise the

heat to medium-high. Cook until the onion starts to turn translucent, about 5
minutes. Stir in the flour until it has been worked into the veggies and you
can’t see it any more. Pour in the chicken broth, wine, and crushed tomatoes,
and toss in the rosemary. Slide the beef back into the pot and bring the liquid to
a boil.

Turn down the heat so the liquid is just breaking a gentle simmer. Partially cover
the pot and cook 50 minutes. Stir the stew several times while simmering so it
cooks evenly and nothing sticks to the bottom.

Stir the potatoes into the stew, cover the pot completely, and cook until the
potatoes and beef are tender, stirring occasionally, about another 45 minutes.
Add the beans and cook for another 5 minutes until the green beans turn bright
green and are cooked through but still have a nice snap to them.