Beef and Vegetable Stew

PREPARATION TIME: 30 MINUTES

COOKING TIME: 3 h

PORTIONS FOR THE BASIC RECIPE: 8

INGREDIENTS

• 750 g (1 ½ pounds ) stewing beef
• 45 ml (3 tbsp.)all-purpose flour
• Pepper and salt, to taste
• 6 small onions
• 2 large potatoes, cut into large dices
• 3 large carrots, cut into thick slices
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 500 ml (2 cups)turnips, diced
• 750 ml (3 cups) water
• 300 ml (1 ¼ cup) beef broth
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) dried thyme
• 2 ml (½ tsp.) dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf

PREPARATION

• Trim all the visible fat from the beef; cut it into 2.5 cm (1-inch) dices.
• In a big saucepan or stewpot, coat the beef with flour.
• Add the onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, turnips, water, beef broth, tomato sauce, thyme, oregano, pepper and bay leaf; mix thoroughly.
• Cover and cook in the oven at 325 °F for 3 hours; stir occasionally.
• Remove the bay leaf.

Source: Recettes du Québec (in French only)

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