Beef Stew with Fresh Vegetables. A warming meal to have for the colder days, is a flavorful beef stew in a pot with fresh farm vegetables.
A nip is in the air, and the leaves have been showing their glorious fall colors. That means it’s time to cook up some good stews for dinner.
Don’t forget to use the leftovers for a great, quick lunch at school or office. It’s also a great entrée when you have unexpected guests, it’s easy to stretch this with extra meat or potatoes.
Obtain some good organic beef and cut into cubes. Obtain some onions.
Other ingredients suggested are carrots and green beans as well as some potatoes. Otherwise improvise with what you have at home. What suites your taste is also great.
Cooking in a pot as per recipe below. My mother used to make such a divine stew, was also very tasty the next day. Making a larger pot of stew for keeping in freezer or just to last a day or two longer.
Having it thickened to just the right consistency is better to have on sandwiches as well.
Dish up a bowl of warm beef stew and fresh vegetables for those cold days when you long for these type of foods.
Below is the recipe for this beef and vegetable stew, go on make it its not that difficult.
Beef Stew with Fresh Vegetables
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minutesBeef Stew with Fresh Vegetables. A warming meal to have for the colder days, is a flavorful beef stew in a pot with fresh farm vegetables.
Ingredients
1 Lb Stew Meat
1 Cup Carrots, sliced
3 Cups Potatoes, cut into 1″ pieces
1 Cup Green beans, frozen
1 Med Onion, sliced
2 Tbsp Flour
3 Cups Vegetable Juice
1 Cup Water
2 Tbsp. Olive oil
2 Beef bouillon cubes
½ Tsp. Dried oregano
To taste Salt, Pepper
To taste Garlic Powder
1 Sprig Rosemary, dried, crushed
½ Tsp. Parsley, dried
3-4 Bay leaves, dried
Directions
- Put flour in a plastic bag. Add cubes of meat a few at a time and shake to coat
- Put oil in a large pot; add meat and allow to brown over medium-high heat. Drain fat.
- Add all wet ingredients and spices. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover lightly and allow to simmer for at least 30 minutes.
- Add all vegetables and continue to simmer for about another 45-60 minutes.
- Serve. Excellent with crusty French bread.
Notes
- Variation:
- Substitute pork for the beef and reduce the final simmering time to 30 minutes.
- Small portions of these stews packed in a microwaveable container make terrific lunches.
- Enjoy!
Some more ideas for a beef stew below.
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