Recipe: Perfect Beef Stew with Oyster Mushrooms and Green Lentils

Beef Stew with Oyster Mushrooms and Green Lentils.

You can cook Beef Stew with Oyster Mushrooms and Green Lentils using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beef Stew with Oyster Mushrooms and Green Lentils

1. You need 8 oz of beef, cut into 1 inch long strips.
2. It's 2 tsp of French Picnic sea salt, divided.
3. Prepare 1 of Cooking oil, as needed.
4. Prepare 4 oz of oyster mushrooms, bite size pieces.
5. You need 3/4 cup of onion, diced.
6. It's 2 clove of garlic, minced.
7. You need 2 of carrots, sliced.
8. It's 1 cup of tomato sauce.
9. You need 4 oz of reduced beef stock.
10. Prepare 5 each of thyme sprigs.
11. It's 1 each of bay leaf, fresh.
12. Prepare 1 cup of green lentils.
13. Prepare 2 cup of water.

Beef Stew with Oyster Mushrooms and Green Lentils instructions

1. After cutting the beef into 1 inch long strips, season to taste with the French Picnic sea salt (about 1/2 teaspoon)..
2. Heat a 2-quart, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add enough cooking oil to lightly coat the pan. Add beef, and brown without stirring for 2-3 minutes. Flip beef over, add mushrooms, and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Add carrots and cook for 3-4 more minutes, while stirring..
3. Add tomato sauce, beef stock, herbs, lentils and water. Stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Stir well, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover, stir well, and add 1 teaspoon of French Picnic sea salt. Cover again, and cook for 15-20 minutes more, or until lentils and beef are both tender..
4. Remove herbs, and adjust seasoning to taste..
5. Ladle into two bowls. Serve and enjoy!.