Beef Stew, Czesia's

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
2 lb lean beef, cubed 4 c hot water1 tsp lemon juice3 cloves garlic, minced1 medium onion, sliced2 small bay leaves2 tsp salt1/8 tsp black pepperpinch of alspice1 tbsp. sugar6 carrots, halved3 potatoes, quartered2 tbsp cornstarch1 tsp. worshertershire sauce
Directions
In large pan, brown cubed beef. Add onion and garlic when beef is browned. Saute together. Transfer to large stainless steel pot. Add hot water, worshesterhire sauce, bay leaves, lemon juice, salt, peper, allspice and sugar. Stir. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours on low heat. Check occasionally. Add carrots and potatotes. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook for 25 minutes. Thicken with 2 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1/4 c water. Stir, bring to boil cook until stew thickens.

Convert to crock pot recipie. Prepare carrots and potatoes. Place on bottom of crock pot. Brown meat, saute onions and garlic with meat. Add to crock pot along with spices and hot water. Cook for 7 hours.
10 Servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BENSON37.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 228.6
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 51.7 mg
  • Sodium: 556.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
  • Protein: 23.3 g

Member Reviews
  • IBOWLCASINO
    Pretty good. I added some corn and green beans just because I had some frozen vegetables to use up so I took out a few carrots but it still tasted good. - 8/26/08
  • TATTYLASHES
    tastiest dish i have ever had - 7/31/08
  • LORIANNA62
    Very easy and delicious! My kids both loved it, too. I did the crockpot version. - 7/30/08
  • CD12910673
    A great meal to come home to! - 11/7/12
  • SOPHIE12344
    My husband made this for us yesterday afternoon. He said it was easy to make. It was delicious and hearty. We will probably add peas next time we make it. - 9/19/11
  • JILL055
    I adjusted the amount of salt, as I was using koshered meat. Instead of plain ol' water, I used home-made vegetable stock: much tastier. It's a delicious dish. - 3/10/11
  • WELLSRUS
    This was very good, I didn't have any cornstarch on hand so I used gravy mix to thicken it. Family loved it! - 12/31/08
  • DMILARD
    We really liked this recipe. We used 1 tsp of Worcestershire since the recipe didn't say how much to add. Next time I will cut the beef into smaller pieces - like 1 ince cubes. Very good. My husband and teenage son polished it all off in one day. - 11/16/08
  • GWINTER
    Very good...left out the sugar and half of the salt...served with a crusty bread and it doesn't get much better than that. - 8/22/08
  • CCLARK1143
    Worcestershire was left out of the ingredient list but in the body. I did not know how much so just added a couple of shakes. My meat cooked faster than the recipe said, maybe because I covered the pot. I added some left over peas at the end also, just long enough to heat through. Delicious. - 8/22/08