An easy and hearty homemade beef stew made with fork tender grass fed chuck roast and potato gnocchi dumplings, in a smoky paprika gravy with subtle hints of clove.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbs butter
3 lb chuck roast cut into 1? cubes organic grass fed
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic minced
1/3 c all purpose flour
1/3 c fresh italian parsley chopped
6 sprigs thyme
3 leaves bay
4 whole cloves
sea salt to taste
freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1 tbsp smoked or sweet paprika
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1.25 qt water, filtered
3/5 c frozen green peas- thawed
1 c cherry tomatoes, diced
3/4 lb gnocchi or golden potatoes ( diced )
2 carrots, sliced
Instructions
- Heat up a large cast iron dutch oven over medium flame.
- Season the beef cubes with sea salt and black pepper and toss to coat well with 2 tablespoon of olive oil. Working in batches so you don�t overcrowd the pan, brown the beef in the hot pot. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
- Add the 2 tbs butter and a lug of olive oil to the pot and sautee the chopped onions until translucent (about 5 min). Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook one more min. Stir in the flour and paprika and cook for another minute or so making sure not to burn it.
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