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Mom's Beef Stew Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. (approx.) top round beef, cubed
flour
salt and pepper
Adolph's unflavored meat tenderizer
accent (monosudium glutamate, optional)
4 T butter
1 onion, chopped large
kitchen bouquet (or gravy master)
water
5 or 6 carrots, sliced
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 or 3 peeled whole onions (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
1- Sprinkle salt, pepper, tenderizer and accent on beef cubes. Dust cubes completely with flour.

2- Brown cubes in melted butter (NOT burnt) in medium size kettle (or dutch oven) with chopped onions. Brown all sides of meat, scraping pan often.

3- Add enough water to cover meat, plus a few inches. Add 1 T. kitchen bouquet. Add few sprinkles of salt and pepper, to taste.

4- Add whole onions then simmer for about 1 hour.

5-Add sliced carrots, bring back to simmer, and continue simmering about 1/2 hour or so.

6-Add cubed potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes, until potatoes and carrots are tender.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 or 4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2 1/2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Always loved the smell of Mom's simmering beef stew in the kitchen, especially on cold winter afternoons. Delicious served with biscuits.

 

 

 

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