BEEF STEW

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Old Fashioned Beef Stew. A New England favorite.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 3/4 lbs. beef stew meat(I use serloin tips)cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 6 cups hot water
• 3 pared medium potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 medium turnip, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 5 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 green pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup sliced celery cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 bay leaf

Preparation

Step 1

Mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt an the pepper. Coat meat with the flour mixture. Melt shortening in a large skillet; brown meat thoroughly.

Add water; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 hours. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

If desired, thicken stew. In a covered jar, shake 1 cup cold water and 2 to 4 tablespoons flour until blended. Stir into stew; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.

6 servings