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Beef Peanut Stew

Posted by Alana on

My boyfriend came home with peanut butter powder and beef chuck, and said “Can you make something with this?”. Challenge accepted. His reaction after trying this Beef Peanut Stew – “I think this is my new jam!”. Challenge won.

Guessipe

  • oil for browning the beef
  • 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 TBSP flour
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 3 king oyster mushrooms, sliced
  • 7 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 TBSP ginger, minced
  • 4 Thai chilies, minced
  • 1 cup madeira
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup peanut butter powder
  • 1 kabocha squash, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces

Season beef with salt and pepper. Cook in a dutch oven over medium-high heat, turning until all sides are well browned. Set aside in a bowl. Toss with flour.

Beef Peanut Stew brown beef then toss with flour

Cook the onion in the dutch oven until it begins to brown. Add the mushrooms, garlic, ginger, and Thai chilies. Cook until browned.

Beef Peanut Stew add mushroom garlic ginger Thai chilies to onions

Add the madeira, scraping up the browned bits and bringing to a simmer.

Beef Peanut Stew add madeira and deglaze pan

Stir in the tomato sauce, paprika, chicken broth, and peanut butter powder.

Beef Peanut Stew stir in tomato sauce paprika chicken broth peanut butter powder

Stir in the beef and bring to a simmer. Cover with the lid cracked and transfer to a 300 degrees F oven. Cook 2 hours.

Beef Peanut Stew stir in beef and braise in oven

Stir in the kabocha squash and return to oven with lid cracked for 1 more hour.

Beef Peanut Stew stir in kabocha squash and continue to braise

Salt and pepper to taste.

Beef Peanut Stew remove from oven and salt and pepper to taste