AMISH BEEF STEW

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Growing up I never liked Beef Stew. As an adult, a friend asked me to make a batch of stew for him. I don't like cooked carrots so I omitted them from the dish. He loved it and so did I. I wondered why and then I realized there were no carrots in the dish. Aha......the mystery of why I didn't like stew was solved. I really...

Provided by Janice Splaha

Categories     Beef

Time 2h40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lb beef, cut into bite sized pieces
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 ribs of celery, chopped
1 can(s) beef broth
4 large potatoes, cut into chunks
3/4 c frozen green beans
3/4 c frozen corn
1 c tomato juice
salt and pepper, to your taste
garlic powder, to your taste
1/4 c water
3 or 4 Tbsp corn starch

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in stock pan. Add beef and brown. Add onion, celery, salt, pepper, beef broth and tomato juice. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
  • 2. Add potatoes. Simmer 35 to 45 minutes. Add green beans and corn. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes. To thicken, mix water with cornstarch, add to stew.
  • 3. Cooks note: I have also used V-8 juice in place of the tomato juice.

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