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

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.