The BEST One-Pot Mexican Beef Stew

Hey guys, if you're ready for cozy dinners, you have to make my Mexican beef stew. The beef is fall apart tender, the potatoes soak up all the rich flavorful broth, and the best part, it's so easy to make. So if you're ready, let's get started. We're going to begin by mixing all of our spices to 1 fourth of a cup of all-purpose flour. So here I have the oregano, the salt, black pepper, chili powder, onion powder, ground cumin, and garlic powder. Just going to make sure that everything is well mixed. And once we have it, we're going to sprinkle it over 3 pounds of chuck pot roast cut into 1 inch pieces. And make sure that it is nice and coated. You just want your meat to look like that. Once our meat is ready, we can take it to the stove. Now here we're going to set our dutch oven over medium high heat, and to that we're going to add a little bit of oil, and just allow it to get nice and hot. Now shake the excess flour of your meat and place them in your pot. And make sure not to overcrowd your pot. And we're just going to allow those pieces to sear for 1 minute per side. Okay, after the minute, flip it over, and you want your pieces of meat to get a nice crust. So now just give it another minute. Okay, once our meat is nice and seared on both sides, we're going to remove it from the pot and repeat the process with the rest of our meat. And once we have our meat, make sure that you have some oil in your pot. Now add your onion, along with your anaheim or bell pepper. Going to mix it, and allow it to cook for 2 minutes. And you just want to make sure that you're scraping the bottom of your pot to remove all of the burnt bits. Okay, after 2 minutes, add 3 minced garlic cloves, and you're just going to mix it, and just give it about 30 seconds, or just until you begin to smell them. And right after that, we can add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. You're just going to mix it, and just allow it to cook for a minute. Now add 5 cups of beef broth, and just make sure that you're mixing it so that you can dissolve the tomato paste. And here we can return the meat, along with its juices. Okay, so add your 2 bay leaves, along with your crushed pepper. And we're just going to allow it to come to a simmer. Okay, and once it comes to a simmer, you're going to reduce the heat to medium-low, cover it, and allow it to cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Alright guys, so our meat has been cooking for 1 hour and 30 minutes, and let me tell you that it smells delicious, so now we're just going to open it, and here we're going to get ready to add our carrots, along with our celery. And of course, the celery is all optional. We're just going to mix it. Okay, and after 10 minutes, we can now get ready to add our yellow potatoes. I'm just going to mix it, and allow the potatoes to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until they're nice and tender. Alright guys, so after 20 minutes, our vegetables should be nice and soft. Of course, make sure that you check them, and the meat should be nice and tender. Just like that. So at this point, our beef stew is done. So now I'm just going to garnish it with a little bit of parsley. Of course, you can always use cilantro as well. And we're just going to turn it off, and then get ready to serve. Alright guys, and just like that, we can now get ready to cheers and enjoy. And seriously, the best. The meat is so tender, the gravy sauce is so flavorful, so delicious. Hope you give it a try, and enjoy it just as much. Thank you guys so much for watching. I'll see you guys on the next one. Bye.