Plain Brown Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces bacon
• olive oil
• 4 lbs beef stew meat
• 1 sliced carrot
• 2 cups sliced onions
• 3 cups of young red wine
• 3 cups beef stock
• 1 imported bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 inches piece orange peel
• 1 large tomato, cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 garlic cloves
• salt and pepper
• 4 potatoes
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 1/2 tablespoons soft butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 cook the bacon until it is browned.
• 2 brown the stew meat in the fat the bacon has rendered adding olive oil as needed.
• 3 brown the carrot and onion.
• 4 add the wine, beef stock, bay leaf, thyme, orange peel, tomato, tomato paste and garlic.
• 5 simmer for 3 - 4 hours or until the stew meat is tender.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 add the potatoes.
• 8 mix the flour and butter and add to the stew.
• 9 cook on high until the potatoes are cooked.