After cooking beef stew ... a good batch of stew, some people like to spruce theirs up with a few extra ingredients like tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.

The rich, deep flavor of this stew is due to beef broth and Italian dry red wine that make up the liquid portion. A little concentrated tomato paste (thick tomato sauce concentrate called tomato ...

Boil for 2 minutes to reduce the liquid. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Return the meat to the pot, add the tomatoes, cinnamon, cloves and allspice and season with salt and pepper.

Beef stew recipes are simple ... “My secret ingredient that makes the stew extra tender, rich and flavourful. What is it you ask? Instead of adding tomato sauce, I add a tomato-based chilli ...