Beef Stew

15 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1/3 c. fat
  • 1/3 c. flour
  • dash of salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 1/2 c. chopped onions
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 c. hot water or meat stock
  • 1 c. canned tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 stalks celery
  • 1 doz. small onions
  • 6 medium carrots
  • 4 medium quartered potatoes

Directions

  1. 1
    Coat meat with flour.
  2. 2
    Slowly brown meat in hot fat on all sides.
  3. 3
    Add salt, pepper, chopped onions, bay leaf and garlic. Slowly stir in hot water or meat stock and canned tomatoes.
  4. 4
    Add Worcestershire sauce.
  5. 5
    Cover pan and simmer 2 hours until meat is tender.
  6. 6
    Add sliced celery, whole onions, carrots cut into 2-inch lengths and potatoes.
  7. 7
    Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes longer until vegetables are tender.
  8. 8
    (If serving with dumplings, 15 minutes before end of cooking time drop dumplings by the spoonful on top of bubbling stew and cover tightly.)
  9. 9
    Place meat and vegetables in middle of a hot platter.
  10. 10
    Surround them with dumplings.
  11. 11
    Serves 6.

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