Fred's Beef Stew

16 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lbs stew meat, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 18 cup canola oil
  • 12 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 (11 ounce) cans beef broth
  • 1 (11 ounce) can tomato soup
  • 6 potatoes, cubed
  • 15 baby carrots
  • 3 stalks celery, sliced
  • 14 cup cooking sherry
  • 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix flour, salt, and pepper in plastic bag.
  2. 2
    Add stew beef to bag; shake until all pieces are covered with flour.
  3. 3
    Melt butter in stew pot; add oil.
  4. 4
    Remove beef pieces from flour mixture and brown in butter/oil mixture.
  5. 5
    When meat is lightly browned, add remaining flour and onions to pot.
  6. 6
    Continue cooking until onions begin to caramelize.
  7. 7
    Add broth and tomato soup, making sure to scape bits from bottom of pot.
  8. 8
    Add vegetables, sherry, and remaining spices.
  9. 9
    Simmer on stove for a minimum of 2 hours.
  10. 10
    You can also transfer everything to a crock pot and simmer 4-5 hours on low.

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