Old Fashioned Beef Stew

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

 

1 1/2 pounds beef stew cut into pieces

2 tablespoons oil or shortening

2 chopped onions

3 cups hot water

3 medium potatoes, pared and cut into fourths or smaller

2 carrots, cut into 1 inch slices

1/2 cup fresh, frozen or canned green peas

1 beef bouillon cube

 

 

Mix flour, salt and pepper. I put in zip-lock bag.  Add beef to bag and coat beef in flour mixture.

Heat oil or shortening in a 4 quart dutch oven until melted.  Brown beef.  Stir in chopped onion.  Cook 5 or 10 minutes, stirring frequently, drain off fat.

 

Add hot water and bouillon cube.  Heat to boiling and reduce heat.  Cover and simmer 2 hours.  ( you can use crock pot and cook about 6 hours on low or about 3 hours on high)

 

Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 min if cooking on stove.  Thicken stew if desired by shaking 1/2 cup cold water and 1 or 2 tablespoons flour in tightly covered jar.  Stir into stew.  Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.  Boil and stir one minute.

 

Serve over rice or noodles.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.