Ingredients:
1 pounds boneless sirloin tip, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, quartered
2 medium sliced red or yellow onions
3 sliced medium carrots
2 medium parsnips peeled and sliced
4 large red new potatoes unpeeled, cut lengthwise into 4, then cut in half lengthwise,
10 ounces frozen pearl onions (about 1 3/4 cups)
6 small garlic cloves, smashed
1 cup cooking masala wine
1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour (omit for gluten free version)
1 quart beef stock, divided
1 herb bundle tied with kitchen twine: 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or 2 tsp. dried thyme) and 4 large sprigs of parsley, and 2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh chives for garnish
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Sprinkle beef with pepper and 1 teaspoon salt and cook until well browned on 2 sides, 4 minutes per side. Transfer browned beef to a plate or bowl and set aside.
2. Add butter and mushrooms to Dutch oven, and cook, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate or bowl. Add sliced onions and cook until begin to brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add masala wine; cook until liquid has almost evaporated, 6 to 7 minutes, stirring and scraping to loosen browned bits from bottom of Dutch oven.
3. Whisk together flour and 1 cup of the stock in a small bowl; whisk into mixture in Dutch oven until incorporated. Stir in carrots, potatoes, parsnips, mushrooms, beef, herb bundle, bay leaves, pearl onions, remaining 3 cups stock, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil.
4. Stir in mustard and red wine vinegar into beef mixture. Cover and bake in 350-degree oven for 1 1⁄2 hours. Remove from oven; discard herb bundle and bay leaves. Ladle stew into soup bowls and sprinkle with chives.
