Braised Beef & Vegetable Stew
2x the delicious portions!
- Milk
- Wheat
This stick-to-your-ribs beef stew is loaded with veggies. You’ll sear beef to a deep brown, then slow simmer it with potatoes, carrots, onion, tomatoes, and a rich beef demi-glace. Finish the stew with sweet peas for fresh pops of color.
Ingredients
½ ounce
Vidalia Onion Paste
24 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Onion
12 ounce
Carrot
4 ounce
Peas
1 unit
Crushed Tomatoes
1 teaspoon
Celery Salt
1 unit
Beef Demi-Glace
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
16 ounce
Beef for Braising
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
2 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
4 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Peel and dice carrots into 1-inch pieces. Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and dice onion into 1-inch pieces.
Place carrots and potatoes in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave 6 minutes. Set aside until ready to use in Step 3.
Open package of beef* and drain off any excess liquid.
Place in a medium bowl (large bowl for 8 servings); season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over beef; toss to coat.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until deeply browned on one side, 1-2 minutes. (For 8, you may need to work in batches.) Wash out bowl.
Turn off heat; transfer beef to bowl used for seasoning (it'll finish cooking in the next step).
Heat a large drizzle of oil in pot used for beef over medium-high heat. Add carrots, potatoes, and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste and thyme; cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pot, until fragrant, 15-30 seconds more.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, Vidalia onion paste, stock concentrate, demi-glace, garlic powder, celery salt, and 2½ cups water (4½ cups for 8 servings).
Transfer seared beef to pot; stir to combine. Bring stew to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low.
Cook stew, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot, until beef and veggies are tender and stew has thickened, 40-45 minutes. TIP: The stew should cook at a low simmer; adjust heat as needed.
Remove from heat. Stir in peas. Taste and season with salt or pepper if desired.
Divide stew between bowls and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the rich, savory taste, though some found it too tomato-forward; consider adjusting for a more beef-forward broth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Simple to prepare, with some suggesting longer cooking time for tender meat and softer vegetables.
- Suggestions: Try adding extra flour to thicken the stew; consider incorporating additional veggies like green beans or Brussels sprouts.
- Portions: Generous servings praised, with many reporting leftovers for multiple meals.
- Texture: For more tender beef, simmer longer than the recipe suggests; some found 45 minutes insufficient.
Reviews from our home cooks
Very good. I don't normally add crushed tomatoes to my beef stew, but it was delicious. I didn't microwave the carrots or potatoes first. I added everything to the pot with the stew beef and let it simmer for 2 hours. This is how I make stew, which I have for decades.
This stew was delicious! Love the peas in it. The only thing I would do different is add more flour. The stew should have been a little thicker. Because of that, it was more like soup. I wished I had mixed more flour and water to thicken it up more.
This was absolutely one of my favorite meals ever! The beef was so tender and the stew was so flavorful.
So delicious and enough for 3 days for 2 ppl. Complex flavor
It was easy and only took one pan to do. The taste was great and I added a couple extra carrots I had on hand
Even though the prep time was the longest of any meal we have prepared from Hello Fresh, this was the best ever. It was delicious.
LOVED this. Has to be one of my favorite hello fresh meal. What a great way to start the fall season!!!!!
I have been with Hello Fresh for almost 2 years and this is by far the best item I have cooked from you all. Please make it available again.
Felt like it could've been cooked a little longer. The meat was a little tough to chew. Ratio of potatoes to meat: LOTS of potatoes. Flavor was okay. There's parsley in the picture, but I did not see that ingredient in my recipe.
Love love love! Very hearty. Would be great for the winter
