Mary's Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 -2 lb stew meat, trimmed & cut into bite-sized pieces ⓘ
- 12 cup flour ⓘ
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or 3 tablespoons bacon fat ⓘ
- 1 medium onion, chopped ⓘ
- 3 large carrots, peeled & chopped ⓘ
- 4 -5 small red potatoes or 4 -5 medium red potatoes, scrubbed & cut into quarters ⓘ
- 2 garlic cloves, minced ⓘ
- 2 bay leaves ⓘ
- 12 teaspoon dried marjoram ⓘ
- 6 cups water ⓘ
- 6 beef bouillon cubes ⓘ
- beef broth (if needed) ⓘ
- corn (optional) or green beans (optional) or peas (optional) or mushrooms (optional) or tomatoes, etc (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large dutch oven.
- Add salt & pepper to flour in a zip-top bag; add meat & toss to coat.
- Place meat in heated oil, shaking off some of the excess flour (some is needed to thicken the stew).
- Brown meat on all sides, working in batches if necessary so the pot is not overcrowded.
- Once meat is browned, add the garlic, onion and carrots; cook for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add water & bouillion cubes, potatoes, bay leaves, marjoram, parsley flakes and other optional ingredients to your liking.
- Stir to combine thoroughly, and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Cook over low heat until carrots & potatoes are tender, and the gravy thickens (add beef broth or additional flour to reach desired thickness).
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
880
kcal
44% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).