The best (and least expensive) beef stew meat comes from the front shoulder, also known as the chuck. The rear muscle (also called the round) would definitely make a great stew, but we like chuck better because it has more connective tissue.

What cut of meat is used for stew beef?

Our go-to for beef stew is boneless chuck roast. It doesn't dry out, and it offers up all the rich flavor you want in a beef stew.

Is stew meat the same as sirloin?

So now it's time to get that sirloin meat on. We cut and trimmed the USDA certified Angus beef sirloin into cubes that are about the same size as the stew meat. The stew meat is pre-cut a little bit smaller than the sirloin.