Chunky Beef & Lentil Stew

Steemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 01 Round 13

The 2018 Steemit Ironchef challenge is here! This year Hive account@progressivechef broke up the contest into 3 separate 'Acts' consisting of 15 rounds. The special ingredient for Act 1 Round 13 of the 2018 Hive account@steemit-ironchef challenge is the Lentil. When I think of Lentils, the only thing that comes to mind is soup! I decided to make a Beef & Lentil stew loaded with vegetables and chunks of tender beef. Here is the recipe in a few simple steps:

Ingredients

1.5 pounds of Beef
2 cups of Lentils
80 oz of Beef Broth
1 large White Onion
1 28oz can of Diced Tomatoes
3 Celery Stalks
3 Carrots
6 Cloves of Garlic
1 branch of chopped Rosemary
2 teaspoons of Oregano
Parsley
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil

Step 1: Chop & Season the Beef

Chop the beef in 1 inch slices. Season with some salt and pepper.

Step 2: Brown the Beef

In a large pot, brown the beef on all sides and then remove from the pot.

Step 3: Chop the Onion

Slice a large white onion into small pieces

Step 4: Chop the Celery

Chop up three stalks of celery.

Step 5: Chop the Carrots

Chop a few carrots into small chunks.

Step 6: Pick & Chop the Rosemary

Pick the needles off the Rosemary branch and chop them up.

Step 7: Mince the Garlic

Mince up six cloves of garlic.

Step 8: Add the Veggies to the Pot

Add the onion, carrots, celery, rosemary and garlic into the pot with the leftover oil from the beef. Cook on low until the onions are somewhat tender.