Country style beef stew
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | beef stew meat |
| 1 | tablespoon | butter or margarine |
| 1 | each | large onion, slivered |
| 1 | cup | undiluted cn beef consomme |
| 3 | eaches | carrots, peeled, sliced |
| 10 | eaches | whole white peppercorns |
| 2 | eaches | bay leaves |
Directions
1. Cut stew meat in chunks.
2. Brown meat in heavy skillet, a few chunks at a time. Place in casserole when browned.
3. Add onion and beef consomme'. Heat to boiling and add spices. Cover with lid.
4. Braise meat for about 1 hour.
5. Add carrots, parsnips and celery. Simmer for another 30-40 minutes or until meat is
fork tender and vegetables are done. Don't overcook.
6. Serve hot.
** This stew tastes even better if you prepare it a day in advance. If you use a beef
consumme' according to our recipe, no salt is needed.