Polenta Beef Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 lbs boneless beef chuck steaks, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
• 1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine
• 8 ounces boiling onions
• 5 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1/2 cup snipped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• fresh rosemary sprig (optional)
• polenta
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 stew:.
• 2 place flour, garlic powder, thyme, basil, salt, and pepper in a plastic bag.
• 3 add meat pieces, a few at a time, shaking to coat.
• 4 in a dutch oven brown meat, half at a time, in hot oil; drain fat. return all meat to dutch oven; add chopped onion, dried rosemary (if using), and garlic.
• 5 cook and stir until onion is tender. stir in broth and wine.
• 6 bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer, covered, for 1-1/2 hours.
• 7 stir in boiling onions and carrots.
• 8 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 9 simmer, covered, about 30 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender. meanwhile, prepare polenta.
• 10 just before serving, stir parsley, tomato paste, and the 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, if using, into stew.
• 11 serve stew with polenta. if desired, garnish with rosemary sprigs.
• 12 makes about 7 cups.
• 13 polenta:.
• 14 in a large saucepan bring 3 cups milk just to a simmer over medium heat.
• 15 in a medium bowl combine 1 cup cornmeal, 1 cup water, and 1 teaspoon salt.
• 16 stir cornmeal mixture slowly into hot milk. cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. reduce heat to low. cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture is very thick, stirring occasionally.
• 17 (if mixture is too thick, stir in additional milk).
• 18 stir in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine until melted.