Brown Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 lb lean stewing beef
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can low sodium beef broth
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced diagonally
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 medium jalapeno, chopped small (optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained
• 4 medium potatoes, scrubbed and each cut in 6 pieces

Recipe

• 1 mix together in a bowl, dry mustard, cornstarch, adobo seasoning, salt and pepper; add stew beef and stir to coat.
• 2 spray a large non stick frypan generously with veggie spray and heat to medium. add stew meat mixture and cook, stirring for 3 or 4 minutes; add beef broth and mix well. add celery, carrots, onion, drained tomatoes and jalapeño if using. mix well and bring to simmer; cover and let simmer for 1 hour. add potato pieces and continue simmering covered for 30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
• 3 (you can add the potatoes to the stew meat mixture or boil the potatoes separately and serve the stew over them, or boil and mash them, your choice).