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Apple Beef Stew Recipe

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Apple Beef Stew Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour 55 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 115 125

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons butter
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
2 tablespoons apple juice
2 bay leaves
2 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
2 medium carrots, sliced
2 medium apples, peeled and cut into wedges

Directions

In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown beef in butter. Add onions; cook until lightly browned. Sprinkle with flour and salt. Gradually add water and apple juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Place the bay leaves, allspice and cloves in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to pan.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is almost tender.
Add carrots and apples; cover and simmer 15 minutes longer or until the meat, carrots and apples are tender. Discard spice bag. Thicken if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 526 calories, 28 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 163 mg cholesterol, 238 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 46 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Beef Stew in Country August/September 1999, p49

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2011 by StitchCrazy68

For ASH_21:

there is ground allspice and whole allspice seeds

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2011 by cr_1295

Very good stew...very fun and fallish! Used a coffee filter instead of cheesecloth for spice bag though.

Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2011 by ash21

I'm confused.... what is (2) whole allspice?

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2009 by HDMac_WA

This does sound very good. I think it would be fine in the crockpot also, making the house smell so yummy after a hard day at work! :)

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2009 by tyzoedust

Yummy! My family loved this twist on beef stew. Because all the water boiled down after cooking the beef, I added water enough to cover the veggies, along with some beef bouillon cubes to make the apple flavor more subtle. I also added cubed potatoes because I was nervous that there wouldn't be enough for my family of 5. I'm glad I did, and we ate it all!!