Description

Ultimate comfort food recipe featuring tender beef chuck, hearty vegetables, and egg noodles all cooked together in one pot for maximum flavor absorption.

Ingredients

Meat stuff:

1 tablespoon oil (whatever kind you have)
2 pounds beef chuck, cut up into chunks
Salt and pepper
1 onion, sliced however
2 tablespoons flour

Liquid:

3 cans chicken broth (the regular size ones)
3 cups water

Everything else:

Carrots, about half a pound, cut up
2 potatoes, peeled and chunked
2 cups egg noodles
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped up
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

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Instructions

Brown the Meat & Aromatics

Get the oil hot in your pot. Medium high heat works.

Put the beef chunks in there and salt and pepper them. Don’t stir them right away or they won’t brown. Just let them sit for six minutes.

Put the onion in and cook it another five minutes until it gets soft. Should smell good now.

Build the Base

Sprinkle the flour all over everything and stir it around for a couple minutes. Don’t let it burn.

Pour the broth and water in slowly while you scrape the bottom with your spoon. Get all those brown bits up. That’s where the flavor lives.

Simmer with Veggies

Let it boil then turn it way down so it just bubbles a little. Put a lid on and cook for 25 minutes.

Add your carrots and potatoes. Cook another ten minutes until you can stick a fork in the potatoes easy.

Finish with Noodles & Herbs

Put the noodles in and cook eight minutes until they’re soft but not mushy. Stir them so they don’t stick together.

Taste it and add salt and pepper. Most people don’t use enough salt.

Stir in the parsley and vinegar right before you serve it. Don’t add them too early or they won’t taste right.

Notes

Cut beef pieces same size. Otherwise some are tough and some fall apart. Learned this watching Food Network.

Get all the brown bits up when you add liquid. That’s pure flavor right there.

Taste before serving. Add salt if it needs it. Most people are scared of salt. Don’t be scared of salt.

Too watery? Cook with the lid off longer. Steam goes away and it thickens up.

ant it richer? Add tomato paste with the flour. Don’t always do this but it’s good sometimes.

Don’t use fancy wine for cooking. Cheap stuff works fine. Won’t cry if you spill it.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Category: Main Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American