My Own Beef Stew Recipe

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As I said, I enjoy cooking for my family and I am having them over for dinner tomorrow......

I made Beef Stew and Joe is making Whimpies, also known as Sloppy Joe's........

I will be sharing Joe's Whimpie recipe in another post......

I don't think I ever shared my Beef Stew Recipe before as I looked through old posts and I could not find a post where I did......

I am not a big meat eater...

In fact, I could live perfectly well without ever eating beef in the form of steaks. etc......

Joe loves Beef Stew and many years ago, when he asked me to find a recipe and make it for him, I could not find one that I liked as almost all of them had a tomato base which I did not care for.....

So I decided to make up my own recipe using elements of some of the recipes that I had looked at and this is what I came up with.......

It has become a Family Favorite and I also have made it for covered dish events and it was very well received!!

I start with 2-3 Lbs. of Beef Cubes.......

 I cut them up into bite size cubes........

I salt and pepper them.......

I then sprinkle a few tablespoons of flour over the Beef Cubes........

And toss the cubes, coating them with the flour, salt and pepper........

Then I brown the beef in a fry pan with a little bit of oil.....

I season the Beef with these........

Garlic Salt, Onion Salt, Italian Seasoning, Parsley Flakes and Celery Salt........

I just sprinkle each over the beef........

You can always add a particular seasoning later if you want more of it's flavor.........

As the beef is browning, it tends to get dry even though I use the copper frying pan which is non stick......

I sprinkle a little bit of Worcestershire Sauce over the beef cubes........

Mix up the mixture and brown a bit more......

Then I sprinkle some Steak Sauce on the mixture to add a bit more flavor......

Again, mix it in with the mixture and continue to brown thoroughly......

Then you can transfer it to a larger pot........

I then add about 4 jars of Heinz Beef Gravy.........

I clean out what is left in the jars with 3 jars of water........

I let this mixture simmer for about 45 minutes.........

While that is simmering, I peel and cut 5 Lbs. of Potatoes into small bite size cubes..........

I keep them in water until I am ready to use so they will not brown.......

When the beef is done simmering, I then add the potatoes......

If you like you can add cubed carrots before the potatoes.......

I used to add carrots but after watching my oldest son, Joey, painstakingly pick out each and every carrot before he would eat the stew, I gave up and stopped adding carrots........

Let this now simmer for about an hour or until the potatoes are soft........

Before the potatoes are cooked, I add 5 small cans of mushrooms.......

I know they make larger cans but Joe usually buys a case of the small cans from Sam's Club.......

This recipe makes a nice thick beef stew that is usually better served the next day......

The flavor soaks through and the sauce thickens more on the next day after it is made.......

I usually serve it with fresh rye bread........

Joe, Joey and Danielle love this Beef Stew but Jim was never one for Stew so I usually send Joey and Danielle home with enough for another meal ........

Now Jim loves Joe's Whimpies but Joey will not touch them with a ten foot pole as there are onions and peepers in them!!!!

Danielle lucks out and likes both dishes so I send Jim and Danielle home with a Take Home container of Whimpies and buns to put them on.........

Soon I will be sharing Joe's recipe for Whimpies.......

I will also be back soon with a post on a major project that I have finally started after many years of putting it off.....

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