Savory Beef And Vegetable Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 lbs beef chuck or 3 lbs beef rump, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup red wine
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 small potatoes, pared and halved
• 6 medium carrots, pared
• 6 onions, peeled
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 large tomato, cut into 6 wedges

Recipe

• 1 in hot oil in dutch oven, brown beef cubes well on all sides.
• 2 remove and set aside.
• 3 add chopped onions, green peppers and celery to dutch oven and saute until tender- about 8 minutes.
• 4 return beef to pan.
• 5 add parsley, garlic, tomato sauce, wine, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and 2 cups of water.
• 6 bring to boiling.
• 7 reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 1/4 hours.
• 8 add vegetables (except tomato) and simmer, covered, 1 hour longer or until tender.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 skim off fat.
• 11 mix flour with 2 tablespoons cold water and stir into beef mixture.
• 12 arrange tomato wedges, skin side up, on top.
• 13 simmer covered, 10 minutes, until slightly thickened.