Beef Stew

By Debpeye

Ingredients

• Optional:
• 2 pounds or more of stew beef
• flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons - salt
• 1/4 teaspoons - pepper
• beef drippings
• 1/4 cup oil (to make it richer use butter with a bit of garlic)
• water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium - onion (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon - chopped parsley (optional)
• 1 tablespoon - Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 tablespoons - A1 Bold & Spicy Sauce
• 2 tablespoons - Gravy Master
• 1 tablespoon - Better than Bouillon (beef) paste
• 6 potatoes (chunked)
• 4 carrots (quartered)
• 1 small Turnip (cubed)
• 4 tablespoons - Flour or Wondra

Preparation

Step 1

Put flour, salt, pepper & beef in a large Ziploc plastic bag or large Tupperware container and shake
Brown beef in oil and beef drippings in a Dutch Oven
Add water (about in inch above the beef), bay leaf, onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, A1 Bold & Spicy, Gravy Master, Better than Bouillon & vegetables
Cover and simmer (low heat) for 2.5 hours (until carrots are cooked)
Stir occasionally to avoid beef sticking to the bottom of the pot

If stew needs thickening add flour or Wondra
Stir constantly for 5 minutes
Season if desired.

Optional: Bisquick Dumplings; Follow the directions on side of box.