Curry Beef Stew Recipe
This Curry Beef Stew Recipe includes a new flavor profile to a classic beef stew. Adding curry paste and ginger to fall apart beef is a sure thing for bringing interest to the dinner table!
Best Beef Stew
Curry has made its way into our home in many of our recipes so I figured it was time to try it in beef stew! We love the taste of curry in recipes including Curried Meatballs and Rice, Coconut Curry Vegetable Soup, and Curry Fish Stew.
Green Curry features green curry paste, containing fresh coriander to provide the green color, and an even milder flavor than yellow or red. It’s delicious in this stew and you can easily find it in most grocery stores. Try our Thai Meatball Soup for even more green curry!
Try our Slow Cooker Beef Stew next!
Why This Recipe Works:
- SPIN ON THE CLASSIC – While we really enjoy classic beef stew, we also love trying new things. The slower cooking process makes the house smell like heaven.
- SPICY – Adding curry paste and lots of ginger adds a nice level of spiciness to beef curry stew.
- HEARTY & DELICIOUS – Cold winter nights call for hearty stew recipes. This comfort food is a great recipe to fill you up on the insides!
For other beef recipes, try our Beef Au Jus Sandwiches or Shredded Beef Enchiladas.
What You’ll Need for Beef Curry Stew:
- Beef – You’ll need a cut of beef roast that has fat marbled throughout. This will guarantee the tenderness of the beef.
- Oil – Avocado oil is a neutral oil and will work nicely to brown the beef. Olive oil could be used in its place.
- Seasonings – A combo of kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. A pinch of brown sugar too.
- Flour – All-purpose flour is added to and will help to thicken the stew.
- Broth – I use a lower-sodium beef broth (or beef stock) for this stew and a small can of tomato sauce. You’ll want enough liquid to cover the ingredients.
- Curry Paste – While we love red curry paste, I use green Thai curry in this one. It’s a bit milder in flavor than red.
- Veggies – A combo of onion, carrots, Yukon gold potatoes, and ginger. Use lots of veggies for best results!
How to make Curry Beef Stew Recipe:
While this recipe is made in a Dutch Oven, you could use an old-fashioned roaster (like my mother used) or a crock pot.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Step 1
Prep beef. Use a sharp knife to slice the beef into 1-inch (bite-sized) pieces. Place beef in a shallow bowl.
Step 2
Add seasonings. In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, brown sugar, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir to combine. Then add the mixture to the beef chunks and use your hands to press the seasonings/flour into the meat.
Step 3
Sear meat. Heat the Dutch oven on your stove top over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of avocado oil to the pan and when hot, add half of the beef chunks. Let sear for a minute or so, and then use a spatula to stir and turn to the other side to sear. Remove beef to a separate container and repeat with the remaining beef. Remove all to the container.
Step 4
Deglaze. Pour a cup of beef broth into the pan and use the spatula to stir, breaking up the brown bits in the pan. Add remaining beef broth, tomato sauce, and the curry paste – and stir well.
Step 5
Add beef back. Then add the beef chunks, onions, carrots, and ginger to the pot, nestling into the beef broth mixture. The broth should cover. Add bay leaves and cover with a lid.
Step 6
Bake. Place the stock pot on the center rack of your oven and cook for two hours. Remove lid and add the chopped potatoes, pushing them into the mixture. Cook for another hour and a half, or until the meat is fall-apart tender and the veggies are tender and cooked through.
Step 7
Serve. Serve the beef stew with some extra black pepper to taste.
What to serve with Curry Beef Stew:
- BREAD – French Bread, Garlic Sourdough Bread, Cracked Wheat Bread, or Mexican Cornbread Muffins.
- A SALAD – Try our Classic Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing, Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad, or Kale and Quinoa Salad.
- DESSERT – Finish your meal with chocolate! Try our Triple Chocolate Brownies, Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies, or French Silk Pie.
NOTE: As an alternative, serve beef stew over basmati rice, brown rice, coconut rice, or roasted sweet potatoes.
Storing and Freezing Beef Stew:
- Store leftover beef stew in an airtight container or individual serving bowls for meal prep. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to reheat.
- Freeze leftover stew for up to three months. We prefer to spoon leftovers into a freezer bag, squeeze the air out, seal, and lay flat in the freezer.
Recipe Tips:
- Searing the beef adds flavor to the stew. Since the pieces are small, you don’t have to get each side completely browned.
- You can adjust the seasonings used or the proportions.
- Red curry paste can be swapped for green curry paste.
- The stew needs to be cooked low and slow. If the beef isn’t tender, you may need to cook it longer.
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xoxo ~Sue
Curry Beef Stew Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 pounds beef roast (after trimming some of the fat) – cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper – to taste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups lower-sodium beef broth
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 4 oz. green curry paste
- 1/4 cup ginger – minced
- 1 large yellow onion – sliced thin
- 5 large carrots – chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds yellow potatoes – chopped
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Prep beef. Slice beef roast into 1-inch (bite-sized) cubes. Place in a shallow bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir to combine. Sprinkle over top the beef and use your hands to press into the meat to coat well.
- Heat a dutch oven to medium-high heat on your stovetop. Add a Tablespoon of avocado oil and when hot, add half of the beef. Sear on one side and then stir to sear on the other, using a spatula to move the beef around in the pan. Remove meat to a bowl and then repeat with the second half of the beef. Remove the remaining beef.
- Add a cup of beef broth to the pot to deglaze, using your spatula to stir the brown bits around for a minute or so. Add remaining broth, tomato sauce, and the curry paste and stir.
- Then add the beef chunks back to the pot. Add the onions, carrots, ginger, and bay leaves to the pot, nestling them into the broth mixture. Cover with a lid.
- Place the pot in the center rack of your preheated oven. Cook for two hours. Add the chopped potatoes and stir into the stew. Cook for another hour and a half, or until meat is fall-apart tender and the veggies are cooked through.
Notes
- Store leftover beef stew in an airtight container or individual serving bowls for meal prep. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to reheat.
- Freeze leftover stew for up to three months. We prefer to spoon leftovers into a freezer bag, squeeze the air out, seal, and lay flat in the freezer.
This is so perfect after a day of skiing! Thanks so much! It completely warms the body from the inside out!
So great to hear, Susan!
This gave my family the most cozy vibes! The flavor was amazing! THANK YOU!
So great to hear this, Laura!
This hit the spot. Totally adding it to our regular rotation!
This is great to hear, Lynn!
The beef was so tender it literally melted in my mouth! Loved all the flavors in this recipe!
Thanks Janelle!
A great stew recipe is essential in the wintertime; we loved this! And I couldn’t agree more that searing the beef makes the stew!
Thanks Kathleen!
What a delicious twist on classic beef stew! Everyone was asking what the secret ingredient was that made it so good!
Thanks Jenn!
WOW. The flavor in this was delicious. Made a big pot for dinner last night and we are excited to eat leftovers tonight.
I’m so glad this stew turned out for you!
Such a nice flavor boost to the classic comfort food. I could even see making this for Christmas eve dinner.
Love that idea!
Oh my gosh, we just loved this perfectly spiced beef stew. It was stick to your ribs comfort food.
Thank you Julie!
Delicious beef stew! Meat was so tender!
The perfect soup for when the temperatures cool off! Take the leftovers to work and everyone will be jealous!