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Making a heathy beef stew can be so easy with good meat, hearty broth, and a few spices from your cabinet.

beef stew in cast iron skilled served with rice and spinach

Beef Stew Cast Iron

This healthy beef stew recipe quickly becomes flavour town seared in a cast iron pan and baked in the oven in broth.

Beef Stew and Rice

I love a big scoop of wild rice with this beef stew. When the meat cooks in the broth over time, it makes the tastiest sauce that pairs so well with perfectly cooked rice.

It would also pair well with mushy mashed potatoes or pan seared sweet potatoes.

What You May Need

Cast iron pan

Food processor

Wooden spoon

Tongs

Watch Full Tutorial on Youtube

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350° and combine flour and beef in a bowl.

cup of flour poured over beef stew meat in orange bowl

Heat up cast iron pan with oil. Add beef to pan in an organized manner so that all the pieces touch the skilled (do this in batches if needed).

packing out beef stew pieces into cast iron skillet

Flip the pieces and sear the other side. Repeat with other batches (if needed).

While the beef is searing, chop onions and garlic. Once beef is seared, remove from pan and keep aside in a bowl

Add butter to the pan, then the onions to sear for a few minutes until translucent, then add the garlic to sear for another minute.

scraping garlic with spatula from food processor bowl into cast iron skillet

Add other vegetables to sear for 1-2 minutes, then add the beef back into the pan and mix everything.

stirring vegetables in cast iron skilled

Pour in the wine and cook for 1-2 minutes.

pouring wine into cast iron skilled with beef stew

Finally add the broth and stir everything together.

adding a quart of homemade broth to beef stew cast iron skillet

Add final garnishes and spices, then transfer the skilled to the hot oven to cook for another hour.

During the hour, check back to stir the contents in the skillet once or twice.

over the shoulder shot of hand stirring beef stew in oven

Healthy Beef Stew Recipe

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beef stew cooking on the stove in cast iron pan

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Healthy Beef Stew in Cast Iron Pan

A healthy beef stew quickly becomes flavour town seared in a cast iron pan and baked in the oven in broth.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Canadian

Keyword: Beef, Beef Stew, Bone Broth, Carrots, Cast Iron, Rosemary, Stew, Thyme

Servings: 4 people

Cost: $15

Equipment

cast iron pan
Food Processor
Wooden spoon
Tongs

Ingredients

1 lb beef stew
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
3 small onions or 1 large
4 garlic gloves
2 tbsp butter
3 carrots
1 cup mushrooms
1/2 cup wine
1 quart broth
1 tbsp oregano dried
1 tsp thyme or a few sprigs fresh
1 tsp rosemary or 1-2 stems if fresh

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F
Combine flour and beef
Heat up cast iron pan with oil
Add beef to pan in an organized manner so that all the pieces touch the skilled (do this in batches if needed)
Flip the pieces and sear the other side
Repeat with other batches (if needed)
While the beef is searing, chop onions and garlic
Once beef is seared, remove from pan and keep aside in a bowl
Add butter to the pan
Sear onions for a few minutes until translucent, then add the garlic to sear for another minute
Add other vegetables to sear for 1-2 minutes, then add the beef back into the pan and mix everything
Pour in the wine and cook for 1-2 minutes
Finally add the broth and stir everything together
Transfer the skilled to the hot oven to cook for another hour
During the hour, check back to stir the contents in the skillet once or twice