Delicious World Recipes

Herbed Beef-Vegetable Stew

Herbed Beef-Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lb beef stew meat cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 Tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 12 oz jars Heinz au jus gravy
  • 1 14 12 oz can tomatoes cut up
  • 14 c Heinz 57 sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 or 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dried thyme crushed
  • 18 tsp pepper
  • 2 medium carrots cut into 12-inch pieces
  • 3 or 4 small onions halved or quartered
  • 2 c halved fresh mushrooms
  • 1 c small whole pitted ripe olives
  • 2 Tbsp snipped parsley

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven brown meat on all sides in hot oil
  2. Drain off any excess fat
  3. Stir in gravy tomatoes Heinz 57 sauce garlic bay leaves thyme and pepper
  4. Bring to boiling reduce heat
  5. Cover simmer for 1 hour
  6. Add carrots and onions simmer 20 minutes more
  7. Stir in mushrooms and if desired the olives Simmer 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender Remove bay leaf discard
  8. Season to taste
  9. Sprinkle with parsley