Beef Stew I

Contributed byRuth Chastang
Beef stew in a white bowl, featuring tender beef chunks, bright carrots, peas, and sliced mushrooms in a rich brown gravy.

Ingredients

  • 2 pound cubed beef (stew meat or tenderloin tips; don't flour)
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup Burgundy
  • parsley (chopped)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 pinch thyme
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • bacon (several slices, chopped)
  • 1 package mushrooms (small box, fresh, sliced)
  • 1 onion (large, sliced)
  • 2 carrots (sliced)
  • 1 pinch garlic powder
  • 1/2 lemon's juice (small)
  • 1 can drained peas (or 1 package frozen peas, optional)
  • unknown noodles
  • unknown parsley (chopped)
Yield: 6 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Instructions

Brown cubed beef in 2 tablespoons each butter and olive oil. Salt and pepper when brown. Add Burgundy, chopped parsley, bay leaf, pinch of thyme and nutmeg. Lift to heavy casserole and add beef broth. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees. Remove bay leaf. In same skillet, sauté bacon, fresh mushrooms, onion, carrots, and garlic powder. Cook until onions are limp. Add juice of half small lemon. Add to meat and bake all 1 1/2 hours. (We like to add small can drained peas or 1 package frozen peas last 30 minutes.) Serve over noodles. Garnish with chopped parsley. This dish can be made the day before and heated slowly before serving.

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