Champlain Beef Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 lbs stewing beef, cut in 2 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons fat
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups carrots, cut in 1 inch diagonal pieces

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, celery salt, ginger, garlic salt and pepper in a plastic bag.
• 2 place beef in bag, approximately 1 lb at a time and shake until meat is coated with flour mixture.
• 3 in a heavy skillet, melt fat and brown meat in hot fat.
• 4 transfer to cooking kettle.
• 5 add tomatoes, onions, vinegar, maple syrup and water.
• 6 bring to boil, cover and simmer 3 hours.
• 7 add carrots in the last hour of cooking.
• 8 (for a tasty touch, add a half cup of raisins in the last half hour of cooking.) could be served over squeezed open baked potatoes or mashed potatoes or over brown rice, or even over noodles.