Mama's Tried And True Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb stew beef chunk
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 onions
• 1/4 cup red wine (i normally omit this, just add more water)
• 4 cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley (i normally put it into the palms of my hands and rub back and forth into the pot making them extra f)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 -2 celery rib
• 6 potatoes
• 6 carrots
• 2 fresh tomatoes (sliced)
• 2 cups whole fresh mushrooms (i normally slice them)
• 1 -2 green pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 coat meat with group 1.
• 2 brown in stewing pot with oil and onions, then add cooking wine and water.
• 3 once browned add all of group 3 and simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until tender.
• 4 remove bay leaf and add group 4 simmering 1 hour until tender, however, omitting the " ** " produce until 20 minute before end of cooking time.
• 5 thicken with 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup water (if not adding dumplings or not going gf.).