Laila's Stewed Beef with Creamy Cheese Grits

Name: Laila's Stewed Beef with Creamy Cheese Grits
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 stalks celery, diced; 473 milliliters grated Cheddar; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 473 milliliters fat free half-and-half; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 bunch green onions, chopped; 946 milliliters grits; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 1 pinch Pinch salt and ground pepper; 237 milliliters grated jack cheese; 2 Tbsps light butter; 946 milliliters low-sodium beef broth; 1 liters low-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 poblano pepper, diced; 1 whole red bell pepper, diced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 kilograms lean stew meat; 1 whole yellow onion, diced; 1 large yellow onion, diced

The recipe Laila's Stewed Beef with Creamy Cheese Grits is ready in around 3 hours and 30 minutes and is definitely

Instructions

Sprinkle the meat with the salt. In a Dutch oven, brown the stew meat in the olive oil over high heat until browned,about 2 minutes. Reduce to medium heat and add the garlic,celery, green onions, yellow onions, poblano peppers and bell peppers; saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Poblano Pepper

Yellow Onion

Bell Pepper

Green Onions

Olive Oil

Beef Stew Meat

Celery

Garlic

Meat

Salt

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Dutch Oven

Add thechili powder,cumin, crushedred pepper and beef broth, Stir, and then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot.

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Beef Broth

Pepper

Cumin

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Pot

Let simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Keep an eye on the pot as you may need to add more broth or water if it cooks down too much before meat is tender. It's ready when the meat is fork tender and the liquid has thickened into a stew.

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Broth

Water

Meat

Stew

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Pot

For the creamy cheese grits: Start preparing the grits during the last hour of cooking time.

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Cheese

Grits

Heat the olive oil and saute the onions over medium heat, about 5 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Onion

Add the chicken broth, 3 cups water, grits and salt and pepper; stir and bring to a boil. Next, add the butter. Reduce the heat and cook on low, about 20 minutes. Be sure to stir often to prevent clumping.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Broth

Butter

Grits

Water

Add the half-and-half and continue cookinguntil the grits are tender,20 to 25 minutes.

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Grits

Remove from the stove, add the cheeses and stir until smooth and creamy.

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Stove

Add more half-and-half as needed.

Serve the stewed beef with the grits.

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Grits

Beef

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Dutch Oven

Pot

Stove

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