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The Ultimate Beef Stew
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, for frying, plus more
to drizzle
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 to 3 pounds beef chuck shoulder roast, cut into 2-inch pieces (this cut is also
called chuck shoulder pot roast and chuck roast boneless)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bottle good quality dry red wine (recommended: Burgundy)
8 fresh thyme sprigs
6 garlic cloves, smashed
1 orange, zest removed in 3 (1-inch) strips

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 bay leaves
2 1/2 cups beef stock
9 small new potatoes, scrubbed clean and cut in 1/2
1/2 pound carrots, peeled and sliced
2 cups frozen pearl onions, a large handful
1 pound white mushrooms, cut in 1/2
1/2 pound garden peas frozen or fresh
Fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish
Horseradish Sour Cream, recipe follows, for garnish
Toasted Peasant Bread, recipe follows, for serving

Instructions

Preheat a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven
over medium-high heat with the oil and butter.

While the pan is heating, arrange the flour on a large dish. Season the cubed beef
with some salt and freshly ground black pepper and then toss in the flour to coat.
Shake off the excess flour and add the beef chunks in a single layer to the hot
pan, being careful not to over crowd the pan, you might have to work in batches.
Thoroughly brown all of the cubes on all sides. Once all the meat has been browned
remove it to a plate and reserve.

Add the wine to the pan and bring up to a simmer while you scrape the bottom of
the pan with a wooden spoon being sure to loosen up all those tasty bits. Once the
wine has gotten hot add the browned meat, thyme, smashed garlic, orange zest
strip, ground cloves, freshly ground black pepper and salt, to taste, bay leaves

and beef stock. Bring the mixture up to a boil and then reduce the heat to a
simmer and cook uncovered until the liquids start to thicken, about 15 to 20
minutes. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 1/2 hours.

After 2 hours add halved potatoes, sliced carrots, pearl onions and mushrooms,
along with a pinch of sugar to balance out the acid from the red wine. Turn the
heat up slightly and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes more, until the vegetables
and meat are tender. Add the frozen peas during the last minute of cooking. Season
with salt and pepper and remove the thyme sprigs.

To serve, place the stew in a soup bowl, garnish with parsley, drizzle with olive
oil and add a dollop of Horseradish Sour Cream. Right before serving add a slice
of Toasted Peasant Bread, half way submerged in the stew.

Horseradish Sour Cream:
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Chives, finely chopped, as garnish

Combine sour cream, prepared horseradish and a drizzle of olive oil in a small
bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add a dollop
of the mixture on top of the stew and garnish with chopped chives.

Toasted Peasant Bread:
1 loaf peasant bread, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, halved
Chopped parsley leaves

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

Put a sheet pan in the oven so that it gets good and hot.

Place the bread slices on the hot sheet pan. Drizzle the bread with the
extra-virgin olive oil bake for 5 minutes, until the bread is nicely toasted. Rub
the bread slices with the garlic cloves, and discard garlic. Sprinkle with

parsley and serve.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings