Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, thick and chunky beef stew. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook thick and chunky beef stew using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:

1. Take 1 lb lean cut of beef, cut into tiny cubes (I use already cut stir fry meat. It saves time)
2. Get 5 large potatoes, cut in bite sized cubes
3. Take 1 cup chopped baby carrots
4. Take 5 cup beef or veggie broth
5. Take 1 cup flour
6. Prepare 1/4 cup Tony Chachere's Creole Brown Gravy Mix (or a dry packet of brown gravy mix)
7. Make ready 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
8. Prepare 1 tsp onion powder
9. Prepare 1 tbsp minced garlic
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp paprika
11. Get 1/2 tsp bay leaves
12. Take 1/2 tsp basil
13. Make ready 2 tbsp oil
14. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp butter
15. Make ready 1 tsp salt or salt alternative

Instructions to make Thick and Chunky Beef Stew:

1. Put flour in a large bowl, then roll the beef cubes in the flour until fully coated.
2. Heat oil in a pan or deep skillet. Once oil is hot, place flour-coated beef in pan. Turn beef frequently until it starts lightly browning. (flour will start looking "gooey". That's fine, so don't worry)
3. Transfer lightly browned beef to a pot. Add potatoes, carrots, garlic, butter and broth. Stir.
4. Add worchestershire sauce, gravy mix, basil, bay leaves, paprika, onion powder and salt. Stir again.
5. Heat on high until boiling, then cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Let cool slightly to help it thicken, then serve! Enjoy! (can be served with biscuits or cornbread on the side.)
7. ~VARIATIONS~ . You can add different items, such as: mushrooms, peas, onion, corn . Potato flakes can be used to thicken further, if desired. . Butter can be omitted, but helps lend to the richness.

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