Apple Cider Beef Stew

Name: Apple Cider Beef Stew
Total time: 165
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2.5 cups apple cider; 0.75 cup water; 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 large bay leaf; 4 carrots, sliced; 3 potatoes, cubed; 2 onions, diced; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 1 large McIntosh apple, sliced

Recipe by CHARLESTONCSA from allrecipes.com

Dinner 3 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
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2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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2.5 cups apple cider
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0.75 cup water

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0.25 cup apple cider vinegar
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1 large bay leaf
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4 carrots, sliced
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3 potatoes, cubed
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2 onions, diced
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2 celery stalks, chopped
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1 large McIntosh apple, sliced

Instructions

Combine flour, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl. Toss beef cubes in the flour mixture.
Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown beef cubes on all sides. Combine browned meat, apple cider, water, and cider vinegar in the pot and bring it to a boil. Add bay leaf; reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
Stir in carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, and apple and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour more.