Beef And Carrot Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 3/4 lbs lean beef, cut into cubes
• 13 1/2 ounces beef stock
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 3/4 tablespoons flour
• 4 carrots, cubed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat. add onion, garlic, and celery and sauté for about 4 minutes; remove and set aside. place beef cubes in pot, increase heat to medium high, and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to brown evenly. return aromatic vegetables to pot, add beef stock, red wine, bay leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper. bring stew to a boil, then reduce heat and cook 1 1/2 hours.
• 2 remove cover and sift in flour (i use a wire strainer) and stir to thicken liquid. add carrots and cook an additional 20 minutes. if making dumplings they would be added at this time.