Beef Coffee Stew

March 11, 2022

This is a delicious stew, perfect for anytime. It's yummy with very little salt!

Ingredients

2½-3 lbs beef cut into 1.5 inch pieces
½ cup flour
½ tsp Stuart's Spices Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp Stuart's Spices Ground Thyme
1 medium onion, chopped
6 small potatoes (~2 inches) cut into quarters
3 large carrots cut into 1 inch chunks
8 oz fresh mushrooms
8 oz snap peas veined
1 tsp Stuart's Spices Worcestershire Powder
2 Tbsp molasses
½ tsp sea salt
3-4 cups strong black coffee
½ can tomato paste

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix flour, pepper, and thyme, then lightly coat the meat with the flour mixture.
Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large stock pot and brown meat in two batches. Remove beef from pot.
Add 2 additional Tbsp oil and onions to the pot and cook until the onion is translucent. Stir in reserved flour and brown 2-3 minutes.
Add coffee stock, tomato paste, Worcestershire seasoning, and molasses to mixture and stir well.
Add the meat chunks.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 1 - 1½ hours. (2 hours or more in a crock pot)
Add potatoes, mushrooms, and carrots, and return to simmer for an additional 30-45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add peas and cook covered 8-10 minutes until peas are crisp-tender.

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