The Ultimate Beef Stew

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Excellent stew. I made it 3 times. I reduced the amount of red wine by 70% and deleted the orange rind and glove and it tasted much better. Be prepared to spend a few hours in the kitchen. It is so worth it.

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I made this stew and followed recipe to the letter. Next time I will leave our the orange zest and the clove. Simply muddles the flavor of the stew. Also I'll only use a cup of wine to deglaze the pan after browning the meat. Wine took over the flavor not my taste at all. I was looking for an old timey beef stew and this was not it. The beef was very tender and the vegies were cooked perfectly.

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I followed the recipe exactly and was impressed with the flavors. I am not a big fan of beef stew because the flavors are bland, but this recipe is great. Cooking the meat in wine adds great flavor and really tenderizes the meat. Surprise element of cloves and orange takes the meat to a new level!! My family loves this recipe and is now a family favorite.

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Followed the recipe exactly, but added some instant mashed potatoes at the end to thicken. After tasting, I think I will leave out the orange zest and clove - I found it overpowering, and it dominated my pallet and nose. Such a shame to have wasted 3 hours for a barely eatable dish.

My recommendation...leave out the clove and orange zest.

(UPDATE After the leftover stew rested for a day in the fridge, the orange and clove flavors mellowed a bit. Regardless, I will leave those flavors out next time. I do recommend adding some instant mashed potatoes at the end to thicken...or a rue (if you want to be complicated.

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Two words: AMAZE BALLS!!

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Update.....I've started making this with no wine at all. I've got some friends who are recovering alcoholics, so I had to make the adjustment. The flavor obviously is a bit different, but it's still the best beef stew ever by far.

I made this recipe for the first time a couple of years ago. WOW! It was awesome! Normally, I don't like stew, but this I loved. I even made it for a crowd of very picky eaters and there wasn't a drop left. Recently, I wanted to make it again and panicked when I saw 3 other "Tyler's Ultimate Beef Stews." OH NO! Which one was it. Then I remembered orange peel, cloves and wine. That is what made this stew so tastey and better than "normal" blah stews. I am definately keeping this recipe safe.

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I loved this recipe! The stew was delicious! A hit for my whole family. The only change I made was that I didn't add cloves. It was much more work than your crockpot beef stew but all worth it!
The horseradish sour cream was surprisingly good & i'm glad I made it.

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What a perfect meal. One of my favorite Tyler recipes, and I've tried most. I'm not a fan of beef stew but it was actually cold here (FL and it seemed like a good idea.
My kids ( 5 and 6 LOVED it as did my husband. The orange totally makes it. I added some random left over white raisins too.

It's alot of work but worth it. Didn't serve the HR sour cream, no one missed it. Thanks Tyler, for another perfect meal.

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I made this without first reading the reviews...I might not have made it if I had read them first. I followed the ingredients exactly, including the full bottle of Burgundy. I did, however follow Ina's "Parkers beef stew" cooking instructions by adding the potatoes, carrots and mushrooms along with the sauce and beef and cooking it covered in the oven for 2+ hrs at 300*. I added the frozen onions and peas after it came out. Next time I may get ambitious and use fresh pearl onions added before baking, It thickened up nicely and the flavors blended and complemented each other. There was a fairly strong undertone of orange, might use less next time.

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This turned out to be a great stew. I followed some advice on the previous posts and used a cup and a half of wine and upped the beef broth. I found that the flavor was very rich and tasty. The cooking time for everything was spot on...I used a dutch oven and after one hr I found that the food was boiling instead of simmering...so watch that...I turned the heat down and simmered the remainder of time. The vegetables cooked perfectly in the half hour and had a nice texture. It got a thumbs up from the hubby!!