CHRISTMAS EVE BEEF STEW

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This is a family tradition for Christmas Eve! Serve with a green salad and a loaf of warm bread. It can also be made in a slow cooker.

Provided by It's A New Day

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef

Time 6h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds beef stew meat, diced into 1 inch pieces
1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice
1 cup chopped celery
4 carrots, sliced
3 potatoes, cubed
3 onions, chopped
3 ½ tablespoons tapioca
2 cubes beef bouillon
⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary
⅛ teaspoon dried marjoram
¼ cup red wine
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
Place beef, tomatoes, celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, and tapioca into a Dutch oven. Season with beef bouillon, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram; stir in red wine. Place the lid on the Dutch oven.
Bake for 5 to 6 hours in the preheated oven. Add peas during last half hour of cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 474.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Cholesterol 121.9 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 47.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 611.1 mg, Sugar 9.9 g