Down Home Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs stew meat
• 1/2 cup flour
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 (1 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 1 (125 g) package bovril powder
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 3 large potatoes
• 3 large carrots
• 3 celery ribs
• 1 small onion
• 1 medium sweet potato
• 1 medium turnip
• 3 large parsnips
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn

Recipe

• 1 in large stew pot or soup pot brown the beef with flour, onion soup, bovril, worcestershire, garlic salt, oregano and basil.
• 2 once the beef is browned add the bay leaves and the water.
• 3 stir and simmer while preparing the vegetables (about 45 minutes).
• 4 peel and cube all vegetables into bite-size bits and add to pot all at once.
• 5 stir in so well covered.
• 6 add 1/2 cup wine and stir.
• 7 add water to pot till all vegetables are covered and there is enough juice for dipping.
• 8 cook over low heat for about and hour till vegetables are tender.
• 9 serve with fresh parmesan cheese and french bread.
• 10 makes about 12 servings.