Country Style Venison Stew

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb bacon or 1/2 lb salt lamb
• 2 lbs venison steak
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups water or 6 cups beef stock
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 medium potatoes, in 1 inch cubes
• 12 small onions
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 cup fresh green peas
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into 1" cubes and saute in large saucepan until lightly browned.
• 2 remove and set aside.
• 3 cut venison into 1 1/2 or 2" pieces and brown over high heat in 4 t bacon drippings.
• 4 stir in flour.
• 5 lower heat and let brown 2-3 minutes, stirring several times.
• 6 add liquid and let it simmer 1 hour or more until venison begins to get tender, add more liquid as necessary.
• 7 add all the other ingredients, except peas, and continue to simmer to make a thick stew.
• 8 simmer peas in a separate pan until done.
• 9 strain and spoon over or around stew when served.
• 10 great accompanied by buttered corn muffins and a salad.