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Autumn Cranberry Beef Stew

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Autumn Cranberry Beef Stew
Randy Mayor; Leigh Ann Ross
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Yield: 10 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup stew and 3/4 cup noodles)

Ingredients

  • 1  teaspoon  dried thyme
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1  (3-pound) boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 2-inch cubes
  • Cooking spray
  • 1  cup  chopped onion
  • 1  cup  fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
  • 2  bay leaves
  • 1  (12-ounce) Guinness Stout
  • 1  (10-ounce) package frozen pearl onions, thawed
  • 1  (8-ounce) package button mushrooms, quartered
  • 1/4  cup  water
  • 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour
  • 3/4  cup  whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 8  cups  cooked egg noodles (about 1 pound)
  • Chopped fresh thyme (optional)

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; sprinkle over beef. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; cook 6 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Add chopped onion, broth, bay leaves, and stout; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in pearl onions and mushrooms; cook, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Combine 1/4 cup water and flour in a small bowl. Add flour mixture and cranberry sauce to pan. Cook 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Serve with noodles. Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
479 (27% from fat)
Fat:
14.6g (sat 4.8g,mono 6.3g,poly 1.1g)
Protein:
39.5g
Carbohydrate:
43.7g
Fiber:
2.6g
Cholesterol:
138mg
Iron:
6.3mg
Sodium:
239mg
Calcium:
35mg
Christina Wilson, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2007

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
katiesmith
Very good! I took the advice of other reviewers and reduced the beef broth, added more cranberries (a whole 16oz can) and served over mashed potatoes (I used the "creamy mashed potatoes" recipe). Came out great! I would probably just serve over the noodles though. Oh, and I didn't have the pearl onions, so I just left them out. I plan to make this again - super easy and tasty!10/26/09

5 stars
Mandi
I give it a 3, my husband says a 4. Wish I would have read reviews first. I agree, needs more seasoning and needs to be thicker. Overall good base flavor. I used a roast about 2 1/4 lbs. So the ratio was off a bit. I will make changes and try the mashed potato idea, I think it will taste much better. Besides, I have 5 more Guinness Stouts to use!10/21/08