Beef and Cabbage Stew Recipe

Beef and Cabbage Stew Recipe is perfectly easy weeknight meal. The cabbage will add a significant amount of water but the beef flavor is key. This can all be done using the crockpot – start of the stove and finish the simmer and cabbage in the crockpot.

Beef and Cabbage Stew Recipe

Yield: 6 Servings

Beef and Cabbage Stew Recipe

Beef and Cabbage Stew Recipe is perfectly easy weeknight meal. The cabbage will add a significant amount of water but the beef flavor is key. This can all be done using the crockpot - start of the stove and finish the simmer and cabbage in the crockpot.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cube beef bouillon
  • 1 cube beef bouillon
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 2 celery ribs, sliced
  • 2 celery ribs, sliced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • salt to taste
  • salt to taste

Instructions

    1. Cook and stir stew meat in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain any excess grease.

    2. Stir beef bouillon into beef broth in a bowl until dissolved; pour over stew meat. Add onion, black pepper, and bay leaf; cover and simmer until stew meat is very tender, at least 2 hours. Add potatoes, cabbage, celery, and carrot; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 30 to 45 more minutes.

    3. Stir tomato sauce and salt into the stew; simmer, uncovered, until tomato sauce is fully incorporated and flavors have blended, 15 to 20 minutes.