Mrs Mcmaster's Irish Stew

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 1/2 cup flour (or enough to coat meat)
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 -4 small onions, whole peeled
• 3 -4 potatoes, peeled and chunked
• 1 -2 sweet potato, peeled and chunked
• 1 -2 carrot, peeled and chunked

Recipe

• 1 coat meat well with flour.
• 2 in dutch oven, melt butter and brown meat. brown thoroughly, almost to the point of charring.
• 3 add tomato sauce, water, and onions.
• 4 simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 5 add remaining ingredients and cook another hour, stirring occasionally.
• 6 check gravy thickness and add water as needed.