Chuck Wagon Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 lbs lean stewing beef, cut into bite size pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tomatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
• 6 small potatoes, pealed and quartered
• 6 small carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup frozen green pea
• 1 cup frozen corn

Recipe

• 1 combine the sugar and flour.
• 2 coat beef with flour mixture and brown in olive oil in large dutch oven.
• 3 add seasonings, tomatoes and broth to meat.
• 4 cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender (cook time will depend on how large your chunks of meat are).
• 5 stir in potatoes, carrots and celery and cook for 20 minutes longer, or until veggies are fork tender.
• 6 add peas and corn and cook for 15 minutes longer.
• 7 serve with cornbread or a crusty bread and a salad and you have a fantastic meal.