Old Fashioned Beef Stew
Make a hearty and satisfying dinner before you leave for work.
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbs all-purpose flour
1 lb beef, cubed
2 tbs cooking oil
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
2 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
1 cup frozen cut green beans
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
1 cup sliced carrots
2 1/2 cups vegetable juice cocktail
2 tsp beef bouillon granules
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp snipped fresh marjoram
1 1/2 tsp snipped fresh oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place flour in a plastic bag.
2. Add meat cubes, a few at a time, shaking to coat.
3. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven brown meat, half at a time, in hot oil.
4. Drain off fat.
5. In the bottom of a 3-1/2- or 4-quart electric crockpot layer onion, potatoes, green beans, corn, carrot, and meat.
6. Combine vegetable juice cocktail, bouillon granules, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf.
7. Pour over meat and vegetables in crockpot.
8. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
9. Discard bay leaf.
Prep: 45 minutes
Cook: 10 hours
Serves: 4