Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots

Ingredients for Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots

• 2.3kg boneless beef chuck (not lean), cut into 2-inch pieces

• 3 cucharadas de aceite de oliva

• 3 carrots, quartered

• 3 celery ribs, quartered

• 2 medium onions, quartered

• 1 cabeza de ajo, cortada por la mitad transversalmente

• 45ml tomato paste

• 80ml de vinagre balsámico

• 1 (750-ml) bottle dry red wine (about 3 3/4 cups)

• 2 hojas de laurel turco o 1 de California

• 2 thyme sprigs

• 725ml reduced-sodium beef broth

• 725 ml de agua

• 1.1kg small white boiling potatoes

• 675g carrots

• Equipment: a wide 6-to 8-quart heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid

• Acompañamiento: pan crujiente

Preheat oven to 177°C with rack in middle.

Pat beef dry and season with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.

Heat oil in pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then brown meat, without crowding, in 3 batches, turning, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to a platter.

Reduce heat to medium, then add carrots, celery, onions, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 12 minutes.

Push vegetables to one side of pot. Add tomato paste to cleared area and cook paste, stirring, 2 minutes, then stir into vegetables.

Add vinegar and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

Stir in wine, bay leaves, and thyme and boil until wine is reduced by about two thirds, 10 to 12 minutes.

Add broth to pot along with water, beef, and any juices from platter and bring to a simmer. Cover and braise in oven until meat is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

Set a large colander in a large bowl. Pour stew into colander. Return pieces of meat to pot, then discard remaining solids. Let cooking liquid stand 10 minutes.

While beef braises, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges. Slice carrots diagonally (1-inch).

Add potatoes and carrots to stew (make sure they are submerged) and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes and carrots are tender, about 40 minutes.

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