Easy Braised Beef recipe for a tender and juicy beef meal, cooked in its own sauce. Slow cooked beef on the stove top with carrots, garlic and handful of spices. This easy rustic family meal can be cooked in a Slow Cooker too.
This charming recipe evokes a time when kitchens were simple and life moved at a slower pace, long before takeout became a convenience. If you are seeking an effortless braised beef dish that is consistently flavorful, this is the one. It requires a few hours of slow cooking – just as my Nona used to prepare it many years ago.
The perfect pair: French Mashed Potatoes (so fluffy!) or Traditional Polish Vegetable Salad (Sałatka jarzynowa).
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Boneless beef chuck pot roast, from young animal (fresh or thawed meat works too). The quality of the beef determines it’s tenderness.
- Carrot, chopped
- Cloves of garlic, minced
- Onion, red or white
- Olive oil, extra virgin
- All-purpose-flour, heaping
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Bouillon cube, optional
- Water to cover meat in the pot, or broth or red wine
How to cook braised beef on the stove?
Preparing this lovely old-fashioned meal is easy. Braising means that you let the meat cook slowly in a liquid of choice (red whine, broth, simply water). Cooking beef slowly means you need to follow these basic steps (see below recipe for video):
1ST: Sauté all ingredients in olive oil for a while.
2ND: Let it cook slowly on the stove top under a lid (for 2-3 hours). Add more liquid as needed. At the end thicken sauce with flour.
Easy Braised Beef Recipe (so tender)
Equipment
- 1 cooking pot with lid
- 1 Knife
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large pot with lid add olive oil and diced beef. Sauté for 5-10 minutes while stirring as needed.
- Then, add minced onion, garlic and carrots. Sauté for another 10 minutes under a lid until vegetables get softer. Stir frequently if needed.
- Next, add water (& bullion cube), salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and let simmer until meat is soft and tender – check with fork.
- Add more water as needed throughout the cooking process. Make sure to add as much water as needed to keep beef just covered.
- Towards the end of cooking (e.g. 10 -15 minutes), in a small bowl add tbsp. of all purpose flour and a ladle (or two as needed) of the beef sauce.
- Finally, mix well to avoid lumps. Then, add the thick flour mix to the beef sauce and stir well. Serve warm with some chopped parsley and a side meal of choice.
Notes
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HOW TO COOK BRAISED BEEF – VIDEO
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