Campfire Cast Iron Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe

We made this Campfire Cast Iron Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe while camping over Memorial Day weekend and it was heavenly! With camping in Washington its almost a given that it will be rainy in May so we lucked out the night we had this planned it was rainy, so the comfort food really hit the spot! We had spent the day kayaking and fishing so this was amazing to come back and refuel with! (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Now I got lucky and found my Cast Iron Dutch Oven for $5, however, I do have a skillet I bought preseasoned that has worked out amazing!!!  For cleaning this I just rinsed it out and then scrubbed it at home with steel wool.   Keep your Cast Iron clean and well oiled is crucial if I don’t use my cast iron as often I do make sure I oil it down once a month.   I plan to make this in the oven next time, I get the beef stew meat on markdown often so it works out great! 

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Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe Ingredients:

• 3 Lbs Beef Stew Meat 
• 2lbs Baby potatoes 
• 1/2 lb baby carrots
• Red Onion 
• Celery 
• 2 Cans Beef Broth 
• Montreal Steak seasoning 
• Johnnys Seasoning Salt
• Garlic Salt
• Olive oil

Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe Directions:

A day or two before going camping or cooking in a container mix your meat in some olive oil and season your meat.  I did a combination seasoning but you can really do any kind. 

Refrigerate or keep on ice in the chest cooler until you are ready to cook.  I mixed mine up on a Thursday night and we cooked it at the campsite on Sunday.

When you are ready to cook have your fire ready or your oven ready.  

Make sure the inside of your dutch oven is properly oiled, I gave mine a quick wipe down with olive oil again and left some extra in the bottom. 

Pour in your beef broth and start to prep your veggies. 

I cut my baby potatoes in half and put them in the pot first. I knew they would take the longest to cook and the broth would help them cook faster.

**The bottom of the dutch oven will be the hottest in the campfire when placed on hot coals*

Now a good knife is a must have in any kitchen and a campsite! I wrap this  Aicok Knife (HERE) that I found for under $10 in a towel to take with.  It does keep going out of stock often on Amazon due to how awesome it is.  There are a lot of other top rated knives on Amazon at a great price.  I am not the best at picking out Knives so when I can read reviews to find a good quality knife it’s a win for me. 

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Next, the meat went in on top of the baby potatoes. 

Chop up your celery, carrots, and onions up and place on top of the meat. 

Place in your fire or in your oven!

We did make sure we were sitting by the fire to keep an eye on how hot it was, the smell coming out of the dutch oven was heavenly!! 

Now we did keep putting coals on top of the dutch oven as well, this was to help to regulate 

I also packed up my gloves since I knew I would have to keep checking the pot and stirring it. They worked great for lifting it in and out, as well as just lifting the lid.  

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Serve and enjoy once your meat is thoroughly cooked and your potatoes are soft! Our Dutch Oven Beef Stew cooked for about 3 hours before it was done. 

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Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe

This Dutch Oven Beef Stew Recipe is perfect to make either in the oven or on a campsite! Easy ingredients slow cooking adds amazing flavor and comfort food.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword beef stew, campfire, Cast Iron, dutch oven, stew

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes

Servings 10 people

Ingredients

• 3 Lbs  Beef Stew Meat
• 2 lbs Baby potatoes
• 1/2 lb baby carrots
• Red Onion
• Celery
• 2 Cans Beef Broth
• Montreal Steak seasoning
• Johnnys Seasoning Salt
• Garlic Salt
• Olive oil

Instructions

1. A day or two before going camping or cooking in a container mix your meat in some olive oil and season your meat.  I did a combination seasoning but you can really do any kind.
2. Refrigerate or keep on ice in the chest cooler until you are ready to cook.  I mixed mine up on a Thursday night and we cooked it at the campsite on Sunday.
3. When you are ready to cook have your fire ready or your oven ready.
4. Make sure the inside of your dutch oven is properly oiled, I gave mine a quick wipe down with olive oil again and left some extra in the bottom.
5. Pour in your beef broth and start to prep your veggies.
6. I cut my baby potatoes in half and put them in the pot first. I knew they would take the longest to cook and the broth would help them cook faster.
7. Next, the meat went in on top of the baby potatoes.
8. Chop up your celery, carrots, and onions up and place on top of the meat.
9. Place in your fire or in your oven!

10. Serve and enjoy once your meat is thoroughly cooked and your potatoes are soft!

Recipe Notes

Make sure the inside of your dutch oven is properly oiled, I gave mine a quick wipe down with olive oil again and left some extra in the bottom. 

**The bottom of the dutch oven will be the hottest in the campfire when placed on hot coals*