Fall is here! It's official. Pumpkins and fall decor are out, and on our road trip home last weekend we noticed the leaves are turning. As the weather is changing, so are our appetites. Dinners are now using those hearty, warm dishes and I'm digging up my recipes.
Last night was Beef Stew. I thought I'd pass along my mom's recipe that is just delicious and I always crave when we get these wet, overcast days like today.
Beef Stew
1-1/2 lbs stew meat (2" cubes)
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. black pepper
1 T. vegetable oil
1 large yellow onion (cut in round slices)
1/2 t. sugar
6 oz. beer
3/4 c. beef stock
3/4 t. dried thyme
1 bay leaf
4 medium carrots (1-1/2" lengths)
1/2 lb. potatoes
1 tbs. corn starch
Heat oil in bottom of dutch oven. Add meat and brown on all sides -- about 7 minutes.
Remove meat and add onion, salt, and pepper. On moderate heat cook the onions till they look like pictured below -- about 8-10 minutes.
Add sugar to onions and stir frequently for 1 minute.
Add beef, beer, beef stock, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover for 1-1/2 hours. *make sure you use a cold beer so you can finish the other half of the 12 oz. bottle while you cook!
Add the carrots and potatoes in the last 20 minutes. At the end, mix in the corn starch to thicken.
It is difficult to get a pretty picture of completed stew, but I think this says it all!
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