Coffee Beef Stew

 

Coffee Beef Stew

The tender and mouth-melting beef has this way of pulling your forks towards it. The combination of flavors is amazing and will make it the number #1 dinner dish for the night!

Yields: Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

2 tbsps. Olive oil

1 ½ pounds Chuck shoulder beef

2 Onions, minced

1 Garlic clove, minced

2 Green bell peppers, diced and seeded.

¼ cup All-purpose flour

4 cups Water

5 tbsps. Red wine

5 tbsps. Strong brewed coffee

Salt and pepper to taste

2 sprigs of Thyme

1 Bay leaf

Method of Preparation:

1. In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and brown the beef chucks on each side. Set them aside on a plate.
2. With the same pot with its heat reduced to low, throw in the onions, garlic and peppers to cook for at least 10 minutes or until they caramelize. Sprinkle the flour over the caramelized peppers and stir until it turns into a roux. Slowly pour the wine and coffee and stir until the roux has been well incorporated into the sauce.
3. Pour the water in and throw in the thyme and bay leaf and increase the heat to a medium and allow the stew to boil for 1 hour or more until the beef is tender.
4. Serve and Enjoy!