Main Dishes
Red Wine Beef Stew Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 5 hours Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: • 1/2 pounds beef, cut into chunks (splurge on the cut if you can) • 1/4 cup butter • 1 can tomato soup • 1 can water • 4 carrots, cut into chunks • 4 large potatoes, cut into chunks • 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks • 4 onions, cut into chunks • 2 tsp. salt • 1 tsp. black pepper • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine • 1/4 cup good quality red wine, cooking sherry or Guinness beer • 2 bay leaves Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. 2. In a heavy skillet brown the beef in the butter over medium high heat. Add the soup and water and stir well. Add remaining ingredients and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring once. 3. Transfer to a cast iron Dutch oven or ovenproof pot and bake, covered, for 5 hours, stirring occasionally. 4. Remove from oven, remove bay leaves and serve with Irish Soda Bread and butter.
Recipe found at www.redwineexperience.com
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