Italian Stew

This Meat or Vegetable Italian Stew is done in several different ways, using this same recipe.

One is using a big stew pot on the stovetop, slow cooker or even pressure cooker.

Then meats can be added with vegetables or using just vegetables, using any of those three methods of cooking.

Here are two big pots of stew bursting with an amazing flavor both ways!

Guess what you can adapt this to any way your family likes when it comes to ingredients.

Even though this is done with tomatoes and Italian style, the alternative using brown gravy style is included below.

Green beans, carrots, peppers, zucchini, potatoes anything goes in the pot.

All leftovers are welcome in mom's stew.

Clean out that refrigerator and repurpose leftovers into a brand new meal!

Stew is called stew because anything can go in it right?

So there is no right or wrong, make it the way your family grew up on.

I love all her varieties on making stews, a favorite she made was mushroom stew, a burgundy and her famous lamb stew all were fantastic!

Scroll down and get both the printable recipes for tomato sauce and brown gravy styles below.

Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon

Julia Child's (Boeuf a la Bourguignon) is a rich, beefy stew in red wine, with bacon, onions, and mushrooms.

This takes a little bit of time and more steps than many stews, but is very delicious. The meat is fork-tender, the vegetables burst with a robust flavor, and an amazing French meal.

I've always used a good burgundy wine; however, you can use a merlot or a cabernet as well.

Although I used London broil cubed, you don't have to worry about using expensive, pricey meat for this dish; use whatever beef is on sale, and stewing meat is perfect.

We love all kinds of stew,s and you may also like our Mississippi London Broil Pot Roast is one of our all-time favorites!

Julia Child is an amazing genius, and I have all her cookbooks and love watching her cook on YouTube and streaming channels. I learn something and a new trick to make life easier in the kitchen every time I watch her.

You may also like to try Julia's Steak Diane recipe, it's super easy, or maybe another 1950s classic like her Coquilles Saint Jacques recipe.

Scroll down to our recipe card for this classic stew and one of our all-time favorites by Julia Child.