Savory Beef Stew

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 lbs cubed stew meat
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 cup beer
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 4 potatoes, cubed
• 1 can button mushroom
• 1/2 cup water
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a dutch oven over medium heat, melt margarine.
• 3 cook beef in two batches until browned, stirring often.
• 4 remove beef from dutch oven and set aside.
• 5 stir in flour.
• 6 add broth, beer, water, onion, garlic, brown sugar, thyme and pepper.
• 7 heat to boil.
• 8 return beef to dish and add potatoes, carrots, celery and mushrooms, stir well to coat.
• 9 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until done.