Vegetables and Beef Stew Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Fran Ellenberg   Vegetables and Beef Stew Recipe is a hearty and robust stew with potatoes, stew beef, carrots, green peppers, flour, bay leaf, onions, shortening, salt and pepper which meld together to create a very tasty and delicious beef stew recipe. 1295

INGREDIENTS

• 2 lb. boneless stew beef
• 1/2 c. flour
• 3 tsp. salt
• 4 tbsp. shortening
• 2 1/2 c. water
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 sm. white onions
• 12 sm. potatoes
• 4 med. carrots
• 1 med. green pepper
• 1/2 tsp. pepper

DIRECTIONS

• Trim excess fat from the beef and discard. Combine the flour and salt in a paper bag. Add the beef and shake to coat well. Brown in the shortening in a Dutch oven or a 3-quart saucepan. Add the water and bay leaf and cover. Cook over moderate heat for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until beef is almost tender.
• Peel the onions and potatoes. Cut the carrots into 1 1/2-inch lengths and green pepper into 3/4-inch strips. Add the onions, potatoes, carrots and green pepper to beef and cover. Cook for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the pepper and serve hot.