Beef brisket is one of my favourite cuts to slow cook with as its full of flavour and ideal in this beef stew with paprika. Brisket has a good amount of fat in the meat and that fat renders down beautifully into the stew, giving you a delicious gravy. However, this paprika beef stew works equally well with other slow braising cuts such as beef chuck; beef shoulder; beef shin; braising steak; or rib trim.