🥩🥕 Old-Fashioned Beef Stew 🍲✨Nothing beats a slow-simmered, hearty beef stew just like grandma used to make ❤️### 🛒 Ingredients:* 🥩 2 lbs beef chuck, cut into chunks* 🧂 Salt & black pepper* 🌾 3 tbsp flour* 🫒 2 tbsp olive oil* 🧅 1 large onion, chopped* 🧄 3 cloves garlic, minced* 🥕 3 carrots, sliced* 🥔 4 potatoes, cubed* 🌿 2 celery stalks, sliced* 🍅 2 tbsp tomato paste* 🍲 4 cups beef broth* 🌿 1 tsp dried thyme* 🌿 2 bay leaves* 🌱 Fresh parsley for garnish—### 👩🍳 Instructions:1️⃣ Season the beef 🥩 with salt & pepper, then coat lightly in flour 🌾.2️⃣ Heat olive oil 🫒 in a large pot over medium heat. Brown the beef on all sides until golden 🤎. Remove and set aside.3️⃣ In the same pot, sauté onion 🧅 and garlic 🧄 until fragrant.4️⃣ Stir in tomato paste 🍅 and cook for 1 minute.5️⃣ Return beef to the pot and add carrots 🥕, potatoes 🥔, celery 🌿, thyme, and bay leaves.6️⃣ Pour in beef broth 🍲 until everything is covered.7️⃣ Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1.5–2 hours ⏳ until beef is fork-tender.8️⃣ Remove bay leaves, garnish with fresh parsley 🌱, and serve warm ❤️—🥖 Serve with crusty bread or warm biscuits.❄️ Even better the next day!
