Best Beef Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. beef
• cut into bite size pcs
• trim fat
• 4 potatoes
• cut in bite size pcs
• 4 carrots
• cut in bite size pcs
• 1 stalk celery
• chop small (optional)
• 1 med. onion
• cut into quarters or possibly eighths
• 1 can (9 ounce.) whole tomatoes
• Oregano
• salt
• pepper and garlic to taste
• Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. In a heavy stew pot, brown beef in a little extra virgin olive oil and garlic.
2. Without stirring, put in onion, then potatoes and carrots.
3. On top put celery and slightly broken up tomatoes.
4. Add in spices (a healthy pinch to 1 tsp.
5. each).
6. 1 to 2 cloves garlic.
7. Add in 2 to 3 cans water.
8. Cover pot and cook on low till potatoes and carrots are tender, then stir and continue to cook till beef is tender and coming apart.
9. (Add in water as needed so it can just be seen).
10. Can also be made in crockpot.
11. Put meat in raw with garlic.
12. Then layer as above.
13. Start in A.M. Leave on low and stew will be done by supper, no need to stir.
14. Serves 4.