alaskan campfire stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 pound bacon, diced
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
• 6 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles (such as newcastle® brown ), or as needed
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 pounds fingerling potatoes
• 1 pound baby carrots
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 45 mins


• place bacon in a dutch oven or large pot; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. stir onions and garlic into bacon and cook until onions are translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. add beef; cook and stir until beef is thoroughly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• pour enough over beef mixture to almost fill the dutch oven; add worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. cover dutch oven and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, adding more as needed, until beef is almost tender, about 2 hours. add potatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, and enough to cover; simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.