Savory Beef and Vegetable Stew

Comfort food! This is my all time favorite stew recipe, it never fails to impress.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 6  tablespoons  cooking oil
• 3  lbs  round steaks, cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1  cup celery, sliced
• 1  garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup red wine
• 2  beef bouillon cubes
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  bay leaf
• 2  cups water
• 6  small potatoes, pared and halved
• 6  medium carrots, pared and cut in pieces
• 1  tablespoon flour

Directions

1. In hot oil in Dutch oven, brown beef cubes well on all sides. Remove and set aside.
2. Add chopped onions and celery to Dutch oven and saute until tender - about 8 minutes.
3. Return beef to pan.
4. Add garlic, tomato sauce, wine, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper,thyme, bay leaf and 2 cups water.
5. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 1 1/4 hours.
6. Add vegetables and simmer, covered for 1 hour longer or until tender.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Mix flour with 2 Tbls. of cold water and stir into beef mixture.
9. Simmer, 10 minutes, until slightly thickened.
10. Serve.