Old Fashioned Beef Stew

Name: Old Fashioned Beef Stew
Ingredients: 13 cup bacon, diced; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 4 lbs stewing beef, cut in 2 inch cubes; 1 cup flour; 4 tablespoons sweet paprika; 5 medium onions, quartered; 2 whole cloves; 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, do NOT drain; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 12 teaspoon cinnamon; 3 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped (or 1 Tablespoon dried); 2 bay leaves, crumbled; 1 lb baby carrots; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth; salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon orange peel; 2 lbs potatoes, peeled, quartered and boiled seperately

18 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

13 cup bacon, diced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 lbs stewing beef, cut in 2 inch cubes
1 cup flour
4 tablespoons sweet paprika
5 medium onions, quartered
2 whole cloves
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, do NOT drain
2 garlic cloves, minced
12 teaspoon cinnamon
3 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped (or 1 Tablespoon dried)
2 bay leaves, crumbled
1 lb baby carrots
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon orange peel
2 lbs potatoes, peeled, quartered and boiled seperately

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 250 degrees.
2

In a dutch oven, brown the chopped bacon in the oil.
3

Remove bacon when done and set aside.
4

Place the flour and paprika in a plastic bag.
5

Add the beef cubes and shake to coat the meat evenly.
6

In the same dutch oven you browned the bacon, add the meat, 1/3 at a time, and brown on all sides.
7

Add remaining ingredients, including the browned bacon bits.
8

DO not add the potatoes at this time.
9

Bring to a boil, cover and bake 5 hours.
10

Before the stew is done, prepare the boiled potatoes.
11

When stew is done, remove from the oven and add the potatoes.