Beef Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs beef chuck, cut 1 1/4-inch thick
• 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 medium bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 large onion
• 3 medium potatoes, quartered
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 2/3 cup peas, drained
• 2 whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 coat meat well with 4 tablespoons flour.
• 2 over medium heat slowly heat shortening in dutch oven brown meat cubes while on both sides.
• 3 add 3 cups of water, tomato sauce, worcestershire, salt, pepper, bay leaves, cloves, chopped garlic, and onions.
• 4 simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• 5 prepare vegetables potatoes carrots and celery; add to meat in dutch oven.
• 6 cook on slow until vegetables are tender about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 7 the last 15 minutes of cook time add drained peas.
• 8 this can be cooked in a crock pot make sure you brown your beef before you put in crock pot. add everything else .
• 9 cook in crock pot on low for 6 to 8 hours.