After-ski Oven Stew N' Cider

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 lbs beef round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 cups carrots, sliced
• 2 cups celery, sliced
• 4 medium onions, diced
• 2 (5 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and sliced
• 2 (6 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/4 cup flour, plus 2 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 2 cups burgundy wine (or use 2 cups water plus 2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon to substitute the burgundy wine)
• 2 quarts apple cider
• 1 1/2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 4 large cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325ºf. in roasting pan or 2 dutch ovens, mix meat, carrots, celery, onion, water chestnuts and mushrooms.
• 2 mix flour, sugar and salt and stir into meat mixture. then stir in tomatoes and burgundy. cover.
• 3 bake 4 hours or until meat is tender.
• 4 cran-apple cider: in a large kettle or pot, combine all the ingredients. heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. strain. makes 25 servings (about 1/2 cup each).