Big Mama's Recipes - Garlic Beef Stew

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Garlic Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds lean cubed beef
1 whole jead garlic, cut in half across the cloves, peel left on
1 medium greem [e[[er, chopped
3 bay leaves
1 16-ounce can stewed tomatoes, undrained
2 cups beef broth
2 cups water
12 small white onions, peeled
4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
3 medium carrots, thickly sliced
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 saffron threads, finely crumbled or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 large clove garlic, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Directions:

Heat the oil in Dutch oven until hot overmedium heat. Combine flour, salt and pepper. Coat beef with flour mixture, brown beef on all sides. Add the garlilc, green pepper, bay leaves, and tomatoes; mix well.

Add broth and water. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Add onions, potatoes, carrots, crushed red pepper and saffron. Cover and simmer for r20 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender. Add crushed garlic clove and remove bay leaves. SEason with salt and pepper. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Yields 6 servings