Mix your flour and Tom’s Steak Rub or season salt together. I use a small mixing bowl for this, but you could use a ziploc bag. Add the stew meat to the flour mixture and toss it around until all the pieces are evenly coated. Take the coated meat out of the mixture, shaking off any excess flour, and set it aside.

Grab a large stockpot or Dutch oven, pour in the oil, and heat it over medium-high heat until the oil is shiny. Add 1/3* of the stew meat to your pot and sear on all sides. Remove the seared meat from the pot and set it aside yet again. Repeat the searing process for the remaining 2/3 of the meat.

After all the stew meat has been seared to perfection, pour the broth into the hot pot and deglaze it. Deglaze is just a fancy way to say, “get all the tasty bits off the bottom of the pan.” Bring the broth up to a boil. Add the seared stew meat back to the pot, reduce the heat (on my cooktop I reduce to medium low to low), cover, and simmer for 30-40 minutes.

Once the meat has simmered alone for a bit, it’s time to add the veggies. Dump in all the veg and sprinkle in the basil, oregano, and salt and pepper. Give the stew a stir and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes more or until the veggies and meat are fork tender. Remove the stew from the heat and serve as soon as it is cool enough to eat without scalding your mouth. Enjoy!