spezzatino di menzo

Italian beef stew is a hearty dish made from cubes of chuck roast, mushrooms, carrots, and celery braised in a red wine sauce.  Comfort for at its finest!

Italian Beef Stew (Spezzatino di Manzo)

chuck roast (cubed)

olive oil

onion

carrots

celery ribs (diced)

baby Bella mushrooms (sliced)

dry red wine (chianti, valpolicella, carbernet, etc)

beef stock

salt and pepper (to taste)

rosemary

bay leaf

cornstarch

water

Preheat oven to 300f and make room on the middle rack for a large Dutch oven.  Heat a large Dutch oven to medium-low heat, then add the olive oil, carrots, celery, and onion.  Cook for 5 minutes then add the mushrooms, turn heat to medium, and continue to cook stirring frequently.

While the veggies are sauteing, pat the chuck roast cubes dry.  Once the mushrooms release their water and most of it has evaporated from the pot, season the beef cubes with salt and pepper and add to the pot.

Coat the beef with the veggies and oil.  Let the beef cook for 5-10 minutes (it won&#39;t develop much color).  Next, turn heat to medium-high and add the wine and cook for 5-7 minutes or until it mostly evaporates and absorbs into the beef.  Using a wooden spoon scrape up all of the brown bits while the beef is cooking.

Add the beef stock, rosemary, and bay leaf and stir it all together.  Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until tender.  For the last 30-45 minutes braise with no lid to thicken the sauce and add a bit of color to the meat.

Once the beef is tender remove the pot from the oven.  If there is too much liquid in the pot use a slurry of cornstarch (see notes) to thicken or cook over medium heat on the stovetop to thicken and reduce the liquid.  Once satisfied with the consistency, taste test and make final adjustments to salt and pepper.  Serve with crusty bread or with polenta or mashed potatoes.  Enjoy!

Always easy recipe’s  to follow! 
Love the video to actually see step by step! 
Thank you for again for another great meal!

This recipe was so freakin' delicious.  Falls apart!

This is delicious! One thing I was wondering is why there’s no garlic? I made it the way the recipe said. I’m not complaining I was just wondering.  I will definitely make this again!
Also, I served this with Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits and it was amazing!  You can buy the biscuit mix or buy the frozen version and all you have to do is bake. Yum!

Delicious…..reminded me of a similar dish we had in Florence

Made your Italian beef stew with polenta this evening…absolutely delicious!!

Thank you

Hi James 
Your stew was awesome, seen a couple of your videos on YouTube and this is my first recipe from you. Totally different than a lot of other stew recipes that I have done. Not doing all the meat searing up front and the time frame you let the wine absorb into the meat was different. Lots and lots of flavor and was a big hit at dinner along with your Polenta. Only thing I did was at the end was to layer in more fresh mushrooms that I sautéed with garlic. Look forward to another one of your recipes to try soon. Thanks!!

Best feed stew ever. Recipe so easy to follow and it’s a huge success! This definitely goes to the staple dish list on our dining table. Thank you!

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Today we're making Italian beef stew.  This flavorful stew combines beef chuck, veggies, mushrooms, red wine, and herbs.  Serve it with crusty bread, mashed potatoes, noodles, or my personal favorite polenta.  I hope you enjoy this Italian beef stew recipe!

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