A Rainy Day Recipe

Most good cooks have a recipe made for a rainy day.Everyone is in the family room watching a sporting event or texting with friends.The smell emanating from the kitchen makes memories for your kids.Below is my recipe for beef stew.This is a family favorite.

                                          Beef Stew

Ingredients: 3 lbs of  beef cut and trimmed into 1 inch cubes
                      (I use a London Broil cut.It is so much better than        
                        the already cut up cubes from the grocery store)
                      1 large onion diced.
                      1 stalk of celery cut into 1 inch slices
                      1 large carrot sliced
                      2 tablespoons All Purpose flour
                      2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil for sauteing
                      4 cups beef stock ( I like Kitchen Basics)
                      1/2 tsp thyme,1/2 tsp oregano,salt and pepper
                      1/2 bag baby carrots (from produce aisle)
Preparation: Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper
                       Saute beef in skillet with 1tblsp of olive oil until browned
                       Sprinkle beef with flour and put in 375 degree oven for four
                       minutes until flour begins to crust
                       Remove beef from oven and set aside
                       Saute onion,sliced carrots,and sliced celery in remaining
                       olive oil
                       Add set aside beef to sauteed vegetables and cover with
                       beef stock
                       Add thyme and oregano
                       Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low
                       Simmer for 2 1/2 hours
                       Add baby carrots and bring to a boil once again  
                       Reduce heat and simmer for 1 additional hour         
                       Stew is done if beef is soft when pierced by fork
                       Serve over wide flat egg noodles cooked a dente

My kids loved this dish.They actually ate the carrots and liked them.