individual biscuit topped beef stews

How To Make individual biscuit topped beef stews

• 1

  Pat beef cubes dry with a paper towel then roll in the wondra flour. Reserve remaining flour and set aside.
• 2

  Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and a pat of butter in a Dutch oven or large stock pot. Brown beef on all sides. Add onions and brine to the mixture and bring to a boil.
• 3

  Add beef and half the chicken stock, potatoes, peas, carrots, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium low.
• 4

  With the remaining chicken stock, slowly whisk in remaining wondra flour and create a slurry. Once the flour is completely dissolved and smooth, add to stew. Cover pot and simmer low for about 2 hours, or until beef is fork tender.
• 5

  In the meantime, make the biscuit dough by combining the flour, baking powder, vegetable oil and salt and mixing in the buttermilk until you create a soft, light dough. You may need more or less buttermilk to achieve this.
• 6

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough to approximately 1/2" thick and cut out biscuits that are about 3/4" smaller than the opening of your [oven-proof] soup bowls.
• 7

  Place biscuits on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Par-bake your biscuits for about 15 minutes.
• 8

  Separate stew into 8 to 10 oven-proof soup bowls. Place a biscuit on top of each mini-stew. Brush the tops of each biscuit with melted butter and return stews to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 9

  Before serving, brush the biscuit tops again with butter and sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper. Mmmmmm . . . enjoy!
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