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Keahon Beef Stew & Plumps

AuthorHeatherLeighCategoryDifficultyBeginner

The all-familiar, the all-amazing beef stew, need I say more?

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time30 minsCook Time4 hrsTotal Time4 hrs 30 mins
 1 1/2 lb beef stew meat
 S&P
 1/2 stick of butter
 2-4TB flour
 1 red onion
 4-6 cups of beef bouillon/stock
 1lb. baby carrots
 2/3 cup milk
 2 cups of Bisquick
Optional
 1/2 pound bone marrow, in the bone
 5oz. frozen peas (half a box)
1

Put the S&P and flour in a large ziploc bag

2

Toss all of the meat and coat well with the flour mixture in the ziploc, set aside

3

In a large dutch oven, melt half the butter on medium heat

4

Place the meat in the pan and let the meat sear on all sides, roughly 10-15 minutes

5

Chop up your onion and toss that into the dutch oven with the rest of the butter, with a bit more S&P

6

Keep stirring and cook until the onion just starts to soften

7

Cover meat & onion with enough water/ bouillon or stock until easily covered, ranging from 4-6 cups

8

Put a lid on it and simmer on low for 2 hours, checking and stirring periodically

9

Add carrots and check consistency

10

30 minutes later, add the peas, if you're doing peas

11

At your 3 hour point (so 30 minutes after the peas, or 1 hour after the carrots) make your plumps, i.e. dumplings, via Bisquick's instructions

Ingredients

 1 1/2 lb beef stew meat
 S&P
 1/2 stick of butter
 2-4TB flour
 1 red onion
 4-6 cups of beef bouillon/stock
 1lb. baby carrots
 2/3 cup milk
 2 cups of Bisquick
Optional
 1/2 pound bone marrow, in the bone
 5oz. frozen peas (half a box)

Directions

1

Put the S&P and flour in a large ziploc bag

2

Toss all of the meat and coat well with the flour mixture in the ziploc, set aside

3

In a large dutch oven, melt half the butter on medium heat

4

Place the meat in the pan and let the meat sear on all sides, roughly 10-15 minutes

5

Chop up your onion and toss that into the dutch oven with the rest of the butter, with a bit more S&P

6

Keep stirring and cook until the onion just starts to soften

7

Cover meat & onion with enough water/ bouillon or stock until easily covered, ranging from 4-6 cups

8

Put a lid on it and simmer on low for 2 hours, checking and stirring periodically

9

Add carrots and check consistency

10

30 minutes later, add the peas, if you're doing peas

11

At your 3 hour point (so 30 minutes after the peas, or 1 hour after the carrots) make your plumps, i.e. dumplings, via Bisquick's instructions

Notes

Keahon Beef Stew & Plumps

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