MealBudgetBeef Stew with Root Vegetables
Chuck simmered slowly with carrots and potatoes until the meat gives way to a fork.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 140 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $11.84
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 lb beef stew meat
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 lb carrots
- 1 1/4 lb yukon gold potatoes
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 oz tomato paste
- 4 cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme
Method
Toss the beef with the flour, a heavy pinch of salt and pepper.
Brown it hard in the oil in a Dutch oven in two batches, then set aside.
Cook the diced onion 5 minutes, add the garlic and tomato paste and cook until the paste darkens.
Return the beef with the broth, worcestershire, bay leaves and thyme. Simmer covered 75 minutes.
Add the carrots and potatoes in chunks and simmer 40 minutes more, uncovered for the last 15 to thicken.
Remove the bay leaves and season to taste before serving.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £43.07 | £10.77 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Australia | $89.60 | $22.40 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 61,61 € | 15,40 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 42,53 € | 10,63 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 69,98 € | 17,50 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 59,42 | € 14,86 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٢٦٠٫٦٦ ج.م. | ٣١٥٫١٧ ج.م. | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $118.26 | $29.57 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,023.94 | $255.99 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $47.35 | $11.84 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $63.67 | $15.92 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
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