DRY RED WINE FOR BEEF STEW RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Season the meat with salt and pepper, place in a large bowl, and toss with the flour.
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or wide-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Cook the meat, in batches, until well browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes, transferring the pieces to a plate as they are browned. Pour off and discard any drippings from the pot.
• Add the tomato paste, wine, broth, onion, bay leaves, thyme, and 2 of the carrots and bring to a boil. Return the meat and any juices back to the pot (the meat should be barely submerged in liquid), cover, and transfer to the oven. Cook for 2 hours.
• Using tongs, remove and discard the cooked vegetables. Add the potatoes and the remaining 8 carrots to the pot, cover, and return to the oven. Cook until the meat and vegetables are fork-tender, about 1 hour more.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, pat beef dry with a paper towel. Season generously with salt and pepper. In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat oil. Sear meat on all sides until golden brown with a crust, in batches if necessary, about 10 minutes. Transfer meat to slow cooker.  Add butter and scrape pan with a wooden spoon to loosen all browned meat bits. Stir in red wine and tomato paste; simmer for 1 minute then transfer to slow cooker. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, beef stock, and chopped tomatoes to slow cooker. Season with salt and cook on high until meat is tender, 4 to 5 hours.  Remove stalk of rosemary. Garnish with parsley before serving.