I bought 45$ worth of filet mignon from Costco last week and hadn’t the slightest idea of how they would meat their destiny. (Get it? – Little beef joke there).
It’s winter here, and when 55 degrees and rain rain rolled into town…it struck me…
You guessed it. Beef stew.
So I popped the petit syrah, cuddled up in my favorite hoody, donned my favorite Wusthof and began dreaming of the succulence that would tempt my alimentary aqueduct in 2-3 hours.
Don’t get your undies in a wad because I used filet here.
While I understand a more economical variety of beef would be preferential to some, this version was tender and mouthwatering…and what I had.
I would encourage you to not make such preposterous mental accusations until you yourself taste this recipe.
Prep Time 30min; Cook Time 60 min; Feeds 6
Ingredients
- 4 large beef filets (2lbs), cubed in 2×2
- 4 small sweet onions, diced small
- 4-5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 costco size package of creminis, sliced
- 6-8 fingerling potatoes, cubed small
- 4 celery hearts, leaves intact, diced
- 1 cup good red wine (petit syrah)
- 1 box (4 cups) chicken (or beef or veg) stock
- 2 sprigs rosemary, chopped finely
- 2-3 sprigs fresh marjoram, chopped finely (oregano may substitute)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bunch Italian parsley, roughly chopped, reserving a bit for garnish
- 1 tbsp thyme (fresh is preferable), chopped
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- Salt, black pepper, white pepper, EVOO
Method
Heat a Dutch oven with canola oil until very hot. Season cubes of beef liberally with salt and black pepper. Fry cubes in batches, so as to not crowd the pan. Once browned, set aside. Enjoy some of these tasty treats as you follow suit with the rest of the cubes.
Once browned, reserve meat to the side and saute onion, celery, rosemary, thyme, potatoes, garlic and mushrooms in pan drippings, adding additional EVOO if mixture becomes dry. Cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
Add meat back into veg mixture along with bay leaf. Coat everything with flour and cook until all flour is dissolved (about 1 minute) then add the butter. Add wine and deglaze. Add stock.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees fahrenheit.
At this point taste mixture and season with salt and white pepper as needed. Cover and place in oven; cook for 50 minutes.
You are welcome.
Still cold? Try this Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Sweet Brie Grilled Cheese. Or some delicious and ultra warming Chicken Poblano Tortilla Soup. Something even thicker? How about Clam and Langostino Chowder? Happy Soup-ing.
