Ingredients
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp flour
2 lb beef stew meat
4 carrots
2 large onions
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 cl garlic,minced
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp marjoram
1/4 tsp thyme
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
Directions
Blend sauce with flour in 3 qt. baking dish.Cut meat into cubes,add to
sauce mixture. Cut carrots into chunks,slice onions,and add along with
celery,garlic,pepper,marjoram, thyme,and red wine;add to meat.Oven
simmer @ 325 degrees for 1 hour.Then add mushrooms and bake 1 1/2
hours or until tender.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Meat; Soup; Stew
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