Meatball Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced in half
• 1 (1 lb) bag baby carrots or 1 (1 lb) bag carrot, peeled and cut in 1 inch pieces
• 2 lbs potatoes, cut into chunks
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix 1/2 t.
• 2 of the thyme, salt and pepper into the ground beef.
• 3 shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• 4 place on a baking sheet that has been lightly sprayed with oil.
• 5 place in a 350°f.
• 6 oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• 7 in a large dutch oven, heat the oil and add the onions.
• 8 cook until the onions reach a golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 9 add the celery, and garlic and cook for another 20 minutes over low heat.
• 10 add the potatoes, carrots, broth, 1/2 t.
• 11 thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• 12 add the meatballs to the pot and simmer for another 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 13 make a roux of 4 t.
• 14 flour and 6 t.
• 15 water.
• 16 stir and remove the lumps.
• 17 stir the roux into the stew.
• 18 cook for another 5 minutes.