Sweet Potato Beef Stew

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 pounds top sirloin steak (diced)

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

1 medium sweet onion (diced)

1 medium carrot (peeled and diced)

2 celery ribs (diced)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

8 ounces cremini mushrooms (quartered)

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup dry red wine

4 cups beef stock

4 sprigs fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

1 large sweet potato (about 1 1/2 pounds, peeled and cut in 1/2-inch chunks)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season steak with salt and pepper, to taste. Working in batches, add steak to the stockpot and cook, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, about 6-8 minutes; set aside.

Add onion, carrot and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, about 3-4 minutes.

Whisk in flour and tomato paste until lightly browned, about 1 minute.

Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the stockpot.

Stir in beef stock, thyme, bay leaves and steak. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until beef is very tender, about 30 minutes.

Stir in sweet potatoes; simmer until potatoes are just tender and stew has thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Stir in parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.*

Serve immediately.