Beef Stew

One of the favorites when the weather turns colder!   This stew is a classic and is sure to satisfy cravings for home cooked comfort food!

Serves 6
Ingredients
2 lbs. trimmed stew meat
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
6 c. beef stock
1/2 c. tomato juice
1 Tbsp. worchestershire sauce
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
3 carrots, chopped into bite size pieces
3 ribs celery, chopped into bite size pieces
4 potatoes, peeled and chopped into bite size pieces
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. cornstarch


In a dutch oven, brown the stew meat in the hot oil.   Add in stock, worchestershire, garlic, bay, onion, sugar, paprika, salt & pepper.

Cover and simmer for 1.5 hours.

Add in potatoes, carrots, celery and simmer for an additional 40 minutes.  
Remove garlic & bay leaf.

To thicken the gravy, mix the 2 Tbsp of corn starch in 1/2 c. water.   Slowly add it to the simmering stew. 

Add in tomato juice.

Serve with biscuits.