Vegetable meat stew

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsAll-purpose flour
teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonAccent flavor enhancement
teaspoonPepper
1poundsBeef stew meat
3tablespoonsVegetable oil
¼cupChopped onion
3cupsWater
1Clove garlic; minced
1Bay leaf
1teaspoonDried thyme; crushed
4smallsPotatoes; pared and cubed
4Carrots; chopped,or 12 mini-carrots, pared
1cupFrozen peas; thawed
½cupEvaporated milk

Directions

Combine flour, salt, Accent and pepper in shallow dish. Dredge meat in flour mix; reserve excess flour mix. Brown meat in hot oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle any remaining flour mixture over meat. Toss to coat meat. Add onion; cook until onion is limp. Add water, garlic, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Add potatoes, carrots and additional water, if needed.

Simmer covered, 15 minutes. Add peas; simmer, covered 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in evaporated milk; heat thorough. Do not boil.

Remove bay leaf before serving. Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@...

Recipe by: The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 8487-0709-5 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on Apr 13, 1998