When I read a fellow foodie blogger had made a Bloody Mary Pot Roast, I thought to myself “I SO have to make this!” But being lazy like I am, I instead used some pre-cut beef stew meat we had in the freezer, along with a pre-made Bloody Mary mix. You see, I drink like maybe one or two Bloody Marys a year. (Specifically one on New Year’s Day, and sometimes another one on Mother’s Day.) But what to do with all that leftover Bloody Mary mix? So I end up freezing it. This recipe idea gave me the perfect excuse to defrost it and make this wonderfully flavorful and spicy beef stew!
The original recipe is by my friend Mollie, aka the Frugal Hausfrau and she concocts her own homemade Bloody Mary sauce to pour over a full chuck roast. You can read that version here. By adding some additional beef broth and various chopped veggies, you end up with a one-pot full-meal deal! What is not to like about that? I recommend serving with a nice crusty piece of French bread. So tasty! Hubby agreed.
Bloody Mary Beef Stew
1 1/4 pounds beef stew meat
2 tablespoons flour
Ground pepper and salt or Mrs. Dash, to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup Bloody Mary mix (I used Dr. Swami and Bone Daddy’s)
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic (1 clove)
1 cup baby carrots
3 medium potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
2 cups homemade or good-quality beef broth
1 shot glass of Vodka
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup peas, thawed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep the veggies. Unwrap the beef stew meat and leave it on the plastic wrap on the butcher paper. Season with ground black pepper and salt or Mrs. Dash, to taste. Sprinkle the flour over the meat, mixing it around until all pieces are coated.
Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef stew meat and cook (in batches) until browned on all sides. You don’t want to cram all the meat into the pot at once or it will steam instead of crisp up.
Remove meat and set aside on the butcher paper after removing the plastic wrap from it. (See how I did that? No dirty plate!)
Add the chopped onions to the pot and cook until starting to soften. Add in the minced garlic for a minute or so. Deglaze the pot with the beef broth, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients except the peas and bring stew up to a simmer. Season with more ground black pepper, if you wish.
Cover, turn off heat, and carefully place into preheated oven. Cook covered for 2 hours. Remove from oven and stir in the thawed peas. Serve in bowls with crusty French bread and butter.
Oh well then some yummy stuff KR! xoxoxo ccc
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Thanks CCC! xoxox Eat a pizza for me, lol!
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OK Mama Chicka-KR anything you wish! xoxoxo ccc
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Mmm Bloody Mary Beef Stew!! Yum great idea Kathryn :).
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Thanks Mel, and super easy too! xo
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Kathryn, you devil. 😈 😀 I haven’t had a bloody Mary in decades and now I’m Jonesing for one. It’s been such a stressful couple of days (engine light on my car… I’ll spare you the details). Sigh… for a cocktail… but liquor hurts my tummy something fierce… So i’ll settle for the ale I just finished! 😀 At least I can usually handle wine or ale (not such a fan of beer).
I can imagine the flavor the bloody Mary mix adds — what a fabulous idea. The color looks perfect! As always your step by step photos are wonderful. Thanks for this great idea and another mouth-watering post. Mega hugs!
(PS… no news on either of the Texas interviews… I really thought I was getting an offer from the second one, Edinburg.)
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Oh shoot, so sorry you haven’t heard anything from the interviews. Of course you could make this without the vodka, I’m not sure if it added much flavor to it except to “complete” the Bloody Mary part. At least you can have a wine or ale here and again. Fantastic episode today too! Huge hugs back Teagan! xoxo
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It wouldn’t hurt me cooked into something. I was just wishing I had one to pour down the hatch! 😀
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What a great idea – waste not, want not. And the vodka finishes it off!
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Indeed! Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
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That’s looks incredibly delicious! What a great twist! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much Linda! xo
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Love it! And you’ve inspired me to make Beef Stew Bloody Mary! 🙂
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He he, you are the best Adam! ❤
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It even has vodka in it! Ha ha. This looks good, Kathryn. I’ve made stew with beer, but never with bloody marys. Great idea to freeze the mix too. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll have to have a bloody mary tomorrow to start the recipe off 🙂
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Excellent idea Diana! Thanks so much. 🙂
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I cannot wait to try this. I make my own bloody mary mix, so this is the perfect recipe for me. Have a great weekend.
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Oh excellent Bernadette, I am sure a homemade mix would be great. Thank you and you have a great weekend too! xo
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Thumbs up to using bloody mary to season anything. The recent issue of Food Network had a grilling recipe by Guy Fieri using bloody mary in a flank steak recipe. I saved that recipe as well as yours 🙂
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Oooh the flank steak one sounds good too! Thank you!
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Very intriguing! Looks and sounds really delicious and can only imagine the aromas from your kitchen….😊
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Oh yes, it was fabulous! I used a very spicy mix and the stew had a fabulous “kick” to it that wasn’t too spicy at all in the end. Thank you Marisa!
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Hey you bet Mollie! Always glad to share the love when I get inspired by a recipe! xoxo
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As always, such a lovely presentation and that is why I’ve nominated you for the Blogger Appreciation Award and Blogger Recognition Award. Check it out: https://karinapinella.com/2016/06/04/double-awards/
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❤ Thank you so much Karina! xoxo
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Now I so have to make this…my husband will love it….looks so yummy…..how clever….thanks fro sharing…kat
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You are so welcome Kat, glad to share it with everyone! Keep on keeping on! xoxo
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I always order a virgin Bloody Mary when I am flying. I would toss my cookies if I had a loaded one. What a great idea to cook with it, I will have to try it.
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Thank you so much and YAY for getting featured on Teagan’s blog! xoxoxo
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This looks delicious!!! Great idea to adding the Bloody Mary mix!!
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Thank you so much and glad you stopped by!
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Sounds absolutely delectable!!👍👍
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Wow thank you so much!!!
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I love the idea of adding Bloody Mary mix to beef. I have to try!!!
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It’s quite awesome Jodi, thank you so much! xoxo
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Very interesting!!!
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It actually added a new and unique taste to the standard beef stew. Thanks Mimi!
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This looks great. Love the Bloody Mary mix. Great idea!
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Thanks Michelle, I think you’d enjoy it! (Probably when your weather is cooler, I assume. 🙂 )
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I love stews! And this is just delicious 🙂
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Thank you so much! Glad you stopped by to let me know. 🙂
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Kathryn, this is perfect ! I love this. We are heading into winter here, so Stew’s are on the top of my list to do. We love them, and your beef stew sounds amazing !!! Thanks a ton for sharing x
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Oh wow Lynne, of course here in the states we are just heading into summer. I think this was my “last hurrah” while it was still chilly here last week. Today it will be in the 90s (35 c I believe?), yikes!
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Such a great idea! I’ll keep this in mind! 🙂
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Thanks so much Ronit!
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It looks wonderful. I like how you found a great recipe that enabled you to use up the left-over Bloody Mary mix.
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Thank you Sheryl, yes I was quite happy my blogger friend shared the recipe!
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Looks like a nice variation to the regular beef stew I make – never thought of using Bloody Mary mix!
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Me neither! We really enjoyed the change of pace!
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That looks particularly tasty Kathryn. I’m sitting here in shorts, having expected to barbecue for the family. It has started to pour rain and thunderstorm. Temperatures dropping. Time for a different plan. That stew looks particularly appealing.
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Thank you Conor. I do hope you were able to work something out for the fam. I guess Mother Nature did not intend for you to burn the beast today. 🙂
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Rain stopped. Thai thighs were cooked. Blog to follow.
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I have never heard of this one but it looks so tasty! Yummm
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Thank you so much Lynn! xo
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that top picture made me go back several times, yumm KR! I like the variety that you bring to us!
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Thank you sweetie! xoxo
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Never thought of this, but then again I’ve never had a Bloody Mary.
I usually don’t cook potatoes and beef together, because the beef will dry out if cooked at a temperature high enough to cook the potatoes (ie 185F). Not a problem though if you have good (marbled!) beef.
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Kathryn!! This is genius! Making you a genius! 🙂 Can’t wait to give this a go!!
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Thanks so much Lana, it was so easy too!
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This looks and sounds so good! And, I love the Bloody Mary twist on the beef stew! Thanks for sharing!
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You are so welcome!
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Yummy!!
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Thank you!
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Thank you!!
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What a great idea for a recipe, looks great also!
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Thank you so much, and thanks for stopping by!
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Now that is a great idea…I’m sure it amps up the flavor a lot.
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Thank you Karen!
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Sounds like a feast! Yumm
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Thank you Lina! xo
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Wow!!! I love Bloody Mary’s and I love Beef!!! Now it’s me who is going to cook this baby!
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LOL great, thanks and glad you like it!
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Such an amazing idea!! Looks too good!
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You are so kind Freda, thank you!
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So are you! Thanks Kathryn 🙂
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This looks great! I never heard of a Bloody Mary mix before. My husband loves stew this way!
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In a grocery store, I think you can find it in the same aisle as club soda and tonic along with other mixers. Otherwise any liquor store carries it. 🙂
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Good to know. I have to look. It’s a good trick.
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Wow,that’s something I’m definitely going to try! I only hope there’ll be enough bloody mary left 🙂
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LOL Kate, thanks I hope so too!
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