Beef Stew
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Beef Stew

Serve with Head Lettuce Salad, Crisp Rolls

Ingredients

  • 2 pound beef, stew meat
  • 2 cup tomato puree, (or canned tomatoes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • flour, for dredging
  • 1 onion, minced
  • lard, for browning
  • 4 stalks celery, (cut in 1-in. pieces)
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cup boiling water
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 4 potatoes, quartered

Directions

  1. Have meat cut into small cubes.
  2. Roll in flour, aeasoned with salt and pepper, and brown in a little hot lard.
  3. Brown the chopped onions in lard.
  4. Mix the tomato puree with boiling water, heat and pour over meat and onion.
  5. Add bay leaves and simmer 1 hour.
  6. Add minced onion, celery, grcen pepper, carrots and potatoes.
  7. Simmer until all ingredients are done—about 1 hour.
  8. Liquid may be thickened with flour for gravy.

Other Information

Author: American Meat Institute

Source: 120 Wartime Meat Recipes (1942-01-01)

Category: Meat, Main Dish

Ingredients: beef, tomato puree, salt, pepper, flour, onion, lard, celery, water, green pepper, bay leaf, carrot, potato

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, rolling pin, stove

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