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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Cowboy Stew

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1/2 lb bacon, diced
  • 2 lbs beef stew meat, cubed
  • 3 large onions, medium dice
  • 1 bunch celery, well scrubbed, cleaned, and chopped
  • 1 lb carrot, medium dice
  • 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
  • 2 quarts beef broth
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 lbs potatoes, well scrubbed and diced, skin on
  • 1 (8 ounce) package frozen okra
  • 3 bay leaves
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

  • 1 brown bacon in a large (8-quart capacity) pot.
  • 2 add beef and brown in the bacon fat.
  • 3 add onions, celery and carrots and saute for about 5 minutes.
  • 4 add red wine and beef broth, and simmer until reduced by half.
  • 5 in a small bowl, mix flour and oil, then stir this mixture into the stew and let simmer for a few minutes to thicken and integrate flavors.
  • 6 add potatoes, okra and bay leaves to the stew and let cook until potatoes are fork tender.
  • 7 season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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