Beef Stew (Classics)

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Welcome to startcooking.com�..I�m Kathy Maister

Most stew recipes can get really complicated�.except for this one.

You cut every thing up�..throw it all in a pot�..cover it up�..and put it in the oven�

4 hours later you have a perfect beef stew and the whole house smells fabulous!

The ingredients and equipment list is at the end of this video.

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  Start by preheating your oven to 325 degrees.

  Cut 3 pounds of stew beef into 1 � inch cubes. Then put it into a Dutch oven (that�s a big heavy pot with a lid that looks like this.)

  Six different vegetables need to be cut and added to the pot.

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  First, peel and then dice 1 large onion

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  The second vegetable is a red pepper which needs to get cut into strips.

  First cut it in half, and clean out the stems and seeds with a paring knife.

  Now cut the pepper into about � inch strips.

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  These are turnips, our third vegetable

  They�re a root vegetable.

  They need to get peeled with a vegetable peeler and then cut up into chunks,

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  Using a colander quickly rinse the fourth vegetable – the mushrooms�.and dry them with a kitchen towel. Then pop off the stems.

  The small mushrooms don�t need to be cut�.but some of these larger ones�� cut in half�. so they�re all the same size.

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  The fifth vegetable is actually a fruit – 4 tomatoes which need to get cut into wedges.

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  The last vegetable – the carrots – are a breeze!
  Buy a bag of washed and peeled baby carrots.
  These are a perfect shape for our stew!

  Add about � pound of them to the pot!

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  Now for the bread crumbs�
  Measure � cup of dry seasoned breads and sprinkle it over the other ingredients in the pot.

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  2 Tablespoons of instant tapioca are going to help the stew have a nice thick gravy.

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  Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt and � teaspoon of pepper over all the ingredients as well.
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  Finally the last ingredient�. Pour 2 cups of a nice hearty red wine over the whole stew.

  The remainder of the bottle you can serve with dinner.

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  Cover the whole pot with its lid, and put it in the oven.

  Set the timer for 4 hours.

  Don�t peek!

  When the timer goes off�.take it out of the oven and add � pounds of pearl onions.

  The hot stew will heat them up in no time.

  Oh�wow�this smells wonderful!

  Serve this stew with nice loaf of crusty bread.

  What a feast