Rick's Beef Stew For A Cold, Cold Night

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, chopped
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 8 large carrots, chopped
• 6 cups celery, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 8 cups beef broth
• 10 medium potatoes, chopped
• 2 cups whole kernel corn
• 1 cup peas

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pot.
• 2 place the beef, flour, salt, and pepper into a large, strong, plastic bag.
• 3 shake the bag, thus coating beef with contents.
• 4 remove the beef from bag, shaking off excess coating and place in pot.
• 5 lightly brown the meat and then add left-over coating from bag to pot.
• 6 add broth, carrots, celery, parsley, and thyme.
• 7 cover and cook for about 2 hours, stirring often.
• 8 add chopped potatoes, corn, and peas and cook about an hour until potatoes are done.