Old fashioned beef stew
Ingredients:
1.5 kg diced beef pieces
3 tablespoon cooking oil
2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
2 red onions, chopped
1/4 cup flour
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup red wine
3 cups beef stock
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 bay leaf
4 carrots, peeled, cut into 2.5cm slices
2 stalks celery, cut into 2.5cm slices
3 large potatoes, peeled, cut in eights
Method:
1.
Heat the wok and add the cooking oil. Add the diced beef pieces
and stir-fry until they are browned.
2.
Add the salt and pepper while browning the beef. Mix well.
3.
Reduce the heat level to 3 and add the flour while cooking and
mixing for 2 minutes.
4.
Add the garlic and mix well. Add the wine and mix well.
5.
Allow the contents to simmer for 5 minutes and mix well
constantly. The mixture will begin to thicken.
6.
Then add the bay leaves, rosemary and beef stock. Mix well.
7.
Reduce the heat level to 1. Put the lid on the wok and cook for 45
minutes, mix well every 10 minutes.
8.
Remove the lid carefully and add the potatoes, carrots and celery
and mix well.
9.
Simmer covered for 30 minutes or until the beef and vegetables
are tender.
10.
Turn off the heat and allow the stew to sit before serving. Mix well
and serve with mashed potatoes.
