Fred's Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs stew meat, cubed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 (11 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 (11 ounce) can tomato soup
• 6 potatoes, cubed
• 15 baby carrots
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1/4 cup cooking sherry
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, salt, and pepper in plastic bag.
• 2 add stew beef to bag; shake until all pieces are covered with flour.
• 3 melt butter in stew pot; add oil.
• 4 remove beef pieces from flour mixture and brown in butter/oil mixture.
• 5 when meat is lightly browned, add remaining flour and onions to pot.
• 6 continue cooking until onions begin to caramelize.
• 7 add broth and tomato soup, making sure to scape bits from bottom of pot.
• 8 add vegetables, sherry, and remaining spices.
• 9 simmer on stove for a minimum of 2 hours. you can also transfer everything to a crock pot and simmer 4-5 hours on low.