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Beef stew is one of those great classic comfort foods. I love my mom’s recipe. It really is the best in my book. I will be sharing that recipe in my cookbook scheduled to come out in Spring 2010. So you’ll have to wait for the book to get that one. However, I saw a recipe for skillet ground beef stew in my Betty Crocker Aug/Sept 2010 issue titled Best Burgers and More and gave it a try.
My mom’s stew recipe does take 3 hours to make. This skillet version only takes 30 minutes. It is very easy make and very tasty. I still think mom’s version is the best, but this is really yummy for a quick version made on a stove top. For me, a good stew must have potatoes, carrots, and beef. This recipe has all of those plus mushrooms, with I LOVE. The gravy portion of this stew gets a good amount of flavor from some Dijon mustard too. This stew had a very fresh flavor. We had a little leftover. So, I ate it for my lunch the next day. I think this skillet ground beef stew tasted even better when you have it the next day.
Skillet Ground Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (about 3 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups beef-flavored broth
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 lb unpeeled Yukon Gold or red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (3 medium) I used Yukon Gold
- 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in salt, pepper and flour. Add mushrooms; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In small bowl, mix broth, whipping cream and mustard with wire whisk. Add to beef mixture. Stir in potatoes and carrots.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook 15 minutes until vegetables are tender and sauce is slightly thickened. If the sauce is too thin at the end of the cooking process, increase the heat to medium-high and cook uncovered another few minutes until the liquid reduces and is slightly thickened. Sprinkle with parsley. Serves 4-5.
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I needed something that I could cook and portion up into individual servings and freeze. This did the trick. I doubled the recipe. Now that my wife is no longer with us, its just me, my 88 year old mother and my son, it was a hit with all. I try to cook for the whole week on weekends and just heat it back up on the stove during the week. I do have one recommendation, do not double the Dijon Mustard when doubling this recipe. I had to do something to tame the flavor of all that Dijon, so I added a couple of dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a table spoon of Rosemary and a clove of garlic.
This was easy & delicious…I was literally licking the plate. This is a keeper!
★★★★★
Added one small bay leave.
It’s a southern thang…… 😉
This is a super easy meal and so very good! I added some sliced onion pieces with the mushrooms but that was because I was a little short on the fresh mushrooms. We will definitely have this again.
I added garlic, celery, zucchini and swapped cream for Greek yogurt. It was a little salt because of the beef broth (from bouillon cube) so next time I wouldn’t add any salt to the meat first. I didn’t add the mushrooms because I hate mushrooms. It was a quick, fast recipe… easy and tasted pretty good.
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Looks good but I’ll be adding a truck load of fresh ginger to mine.
Great recipe! I added onions, red bell peppers and celery and it was a really quick and good recipe.
Great recipe! I added onions, red bell peppers and celery and it was a really quick and good recipe.
Trying this tonight. Its a perfect day for stew. We are getting 20 cm of snow on this lovely spring day. I’m going to have dumplings with it. Yummmm
Trying this tonight. Its a perfect day for stew. We are getting 20 cm of snow on this lovely spring day. I’m going to have dumplings with it. Yummmm
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I do not have heavy whipping cream but everything else. Will it still come out the same way?
I do not have heavy whipping cream but everything else. Will it still come out the same way?
Looks great! Any suggestions for side dishes or something to serve it over?
Looks great! Any suggestions for side dishes or something to serve it over?
I tried this last night and it was delicious! Everyone loved it, thanks so much!
I tried this last night and it was delicious! Everyone loved it, thanks so much!
Yummy! We will definately have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing. Good Luck with book =)
Yummy! We will definately have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing. Good Luck with book =)
Wow- congrats on the book. Keep me posted when it’s available. I have so many recipes of yours printed out. Now I have to print another one. Looks good.
Wow- congrats on the book. Keep me posted when it’s available. I have so many recipes of yours printed out. Now I have to print another one. Looks good.
Yum! This sounds amazing and perfect for fall… whenever it decides to get here. 🙂
Yum! This sounds amazing and perfect for fall… whenever it decides to get here. 🙂
This is a terrific, family-friendly meal!
This is a terrific, family-friendly meal!