Company Beef Ragout

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 potatoes, cut in pieces
• 3 tablespoons fat or 3 tablespoons oil, to brown
• 1/2 cup celery, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 4 medium carrots, cut in 1 inch slices
• 4 small onions, cut in half

Recipe

• 1 shake beef with flour and salt in a paper bag.
• 2 brown in fat, or oil.
• 3 place in a 4 quart dutch oven and cover with water and tomatoe sauce.
• 4 simmer 2 hours.
• 5 place garlic and all the herbs on a square of cheesecloth and tie tightly. add to the dutch oven along with the potatoes, celery, and peas.
• 6 melt butter with sugar in skillet, add onions and carrots. cook on medium heat stirring until well glazed.
• 7 add to meat mixture.
• 8 cook until the vegies are tender; check every 30 minutes however this could take 1 -2 hours.
• 9 remove herb bag.
• 10 place in refridgerator overnight.
• 11 reheat in oven at 350 until heated through about 20-30 minutes.