Beef Stew IV Recipe

Name: Beef Stew IV Recipe
Cuisine: Western

Cuisine:

Western

Directions

Ingredients :

1 pound cubed beef stew meat

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons shortening

1 teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

4 cups water

1 onion, finely diced

¼ teaspoon paprika

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 bay leaf

3 carrots, quartered

3 potatoes, peeled and quartered

¼ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup frozen corn kernels

Methods :

Step 1

Dredge beef in flour and then, in a medium stock pot, brown beef on all sides in shortening. Add salt, pepper, water, onion, paprika, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and bay leave. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is tender.

Step 2

Add carrots and potatoes and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.

Step 3

Remove bay leave and meat from stew, add 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch and mix, in order to thicken stew. After mixing let sit for a few minutes to thicken, if not to desired thickness add more flour or cornstarch and repeat.

Step 4

Once thickened return meat and add corn to stew, heat through and serve.