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.