Mom's Beef Stew

By danidemartin5

Ingredients

• 6 tbl grape seed oil
• 4 lbs stewing beef (chopped in chunks)
• 3 cups finely diced yellow onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 4 tsp minced garlic
• 6 - 8 cups beef froth
• 4 tsp herb de provence
• 4 tbl tomato paste
• 4 tbl balsamic vinegar or worchestershire
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt/1 tsp pepper
• 2 lg chopped white potatoes
• 2 lg chopped carrots
• 2 small sweet potatoes
• 4 tbl cornstarch with 4 tbl water slurry
• 1.5 cups frozen peas
• 4 tbl fresh chopped parsley
• (Chop all vegetables the same size for best results)

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 180mins

Preparation

Step 1

Add 4 tbl grapeseed oil to frying pan and brown stewing beef and set aside

2 tbl grapeseed oil add yellow onion, celery, and garlic

Add beef broth, herb de provence, tomato paste, worchestershire, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper and cook on medium heat for 1 hr and 15 minutes

Add chopped white potatoes and chopped carrots and continue on medium heat for 25 minutes

Add chopped sweet potatoes and continue on medium heat for 25 minutes

Thicken with cornstarch and water slurry

Add peas and parsley and continue to cook on medium for 10 minutes