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Beef Stew

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • beef stew meat or sirloin to cute into stew size cubes 1/2-1 lb.
  • flour
  • pepper 1tsp.- can add more if needed
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 springs fresh thyme
  • 1 beef bullion cube
  • 1 cup v8 juice
  • 1/2 cup Marsala wine or something similar like cooking Sherry...
  • 1 package mushrooms
  • baby carrots
  • potato s for making mashed potato s to serve stew on

Instructions

  1. First dredge your stew meat in flour with pepper. (we used a beef sirloin slab & I cut it in cubes) It was on sale & no other stew meat was available.
  2. On medium heat brown the dredged meat in olive oil, toss in & saute onion & a few pieces of chopped garlic. After meat is browned on all sides & onions cooked then;
  3. Add in 1 beef bullion cube, 1 cup vegetable juice (v8) & 1/2 Marsala wine. Reduce to simmer.
  4. Slice up 1 package mushrooms that have been rinsed & add to pan. Wash & cut up some carrots adding them in along with three sprigs thyme.
  5. Cover & cook until meat is tender about 1 hour or more. Stir occasionally.
  6. Serve on freshly mashed potatoes.