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Thick and Chunky Beef Stew.

To cook Thick and Chunky Beef Stew you need 15 ingredients and just 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

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

Thick and Chunky Beef Stew instructions

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..