Skip to main content
Beef and Carrot Stew Recipe
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

Beef and Carrot Stew Recipe

12 ingredients 6 servings openrecipes

You're buying a roast for this so you can have big chunks of meat in the stew, not the mingy ones you so often get when you buy stew meat. If your carrots are...

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

571
Calories
31g
Protein
30g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cognac not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 (4-pound) beef chuck roast
  • 1 onion, peeled and stuck with 4 cloves, plus 2 onions, sliced thin
  • 2 (5-inch) pieces orange zest
  • 2 herb bouquets—each made with 10 parsley sprigs, 4 thyme sprigs, and a bay leaf, tied with kitchen string
  • 2 tablespoons Cognac or other brandy
  • 1 bottle fruity red wine, like a Côtes du Rhône
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 pounds small carrots, peeled
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.