Name: Old-Fashioned Beef Stew
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Lean beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes - 1 pound; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Vegetable oil - 2 teaspoons; Onions, thinly sliced - 2; Fresh sliced mushrooms - 2 cups; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Tomato paste - 2 teaspoons; Beef broth - 2 cups; Sliced carrots - 4 cups; Russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices - 2; Chopped fresh green beans - 1 cup; Cornstarch - 1 tablespoon; Cold water - 1 tablespoon; Chopped parsley - ¼ cup

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Ingredients for - Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

1. Lean beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes - 1 pound

2. All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons

3. Vegetable oil - 2 teaspoons

4. Onions, thinly sliced - 2

5. Fresh sliced mushrooms - 2 cups

6. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves

7. Tomato paste - 2 teaspoons

8. Beef broth - 2 cups

9. Sliced carrots - 4 cups

10. Russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices - 2

11. Chopped fresh green beans - 1 cup

12. Cornstarch - 1 tablespoon

13. Cold water - 1 tablespoon

14. Chopped parsley - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

1. Stage

Coat beef with flour, shaking off excess. In a large nonstick stock pot, heat oil over medium-high heat, add beef and saute until brown, approximately 6 minutes. Remove beef from stock pot and set aside.

2. Stage

Add onions and mushrooms to stock pot and saute for 6 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, continually stirring.

3. Stage

Skim off fat any fat from the stock pot and return cooked beef to pot; stir in tomato paste and broth. Add enough water to just cover ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until beef is tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

4. Stage

Skim off any foam that has accumulated on the surface of stew and add carrots, potatoes and green beans. Cover partially and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. Stage

In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water. Stir mixture into stew. Increase heat and boil uncovered for 1 minute. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.