Home Canned Old- Fashion Beef Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups water
• 5 cups carrots, slices
• 5 cups peeled potatoes
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 to 6 quart kettl or dutch oven, brown half the meat at a time in hot shortening. in kettle combine browned meat, 2 cups water, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, garlic, salt, worcestershire sauce, paprika and pepper. cook covered 15 minutes. combine flour and 1/2 cups cold water, add to boiling stew mixture. cook till bubbly. ( mixture will appear thin before canning).
• 2 pack into jars, distributing meat, vegetables and gravy evenly and leaving a 1 inch head space. adjust lids. process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pints: 75 minutes or quarts 90 minutes.
• 3 makes 8 pints.