Best meat for beef stew

Question

Making a beef stew but the recipe doesn't say which kind of beef to get. I want something that will get very tender.

mickle · Accepted Answer

Chuck roast for amazing flavor!

amysarah · Answer

Yes, good point! You can let the bones simmer in there too, after cutting the meat into pieces.

Andrea N. · Answer

Chuck is fabulous, with the chewy bits. When I use shank in stew along with chuck, I cut the shank pieces smaller than the chuck because shank takes longer to become tender.

amysarah · Answer

My 'go to' for a long braised beef stew is chuck too. I sometimes use meaty beef shanks for soups - inexpensive cut, but tasty and tender after long slow cooking. If you throw a couple of those in the stew pot too, the bones add great flavor and are easy to fish out (and you have the delicious marrow - chef's treat.)

aargersi · Answer

We often buy a thickly cut sirloin steak and cube that - tender and delicious

Susan W. · Answer

My favorite is a chuck roast that I cut up myself. I also used boneless short ribs recently. Turned out great.

Best meat for beef stew

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