Momma's Beef Stew

I have been eating my mom's beef stew since way before I can even remember. When winter time comes, inevitably so does this dish on our kitchen table.

And it MUST be served with home-made biscuits. No question.

I made this for all of us on Christmas Eve and I forgot to get a good picture, so forgive the ones that I am including, they were a last minute remembrance.

It's super thick and a stick to your ribs kind of stew.


Here's the recipe:

2 lbs. lean beef stew meat
Cut into bite size pieces (if they aren't already), dredge with flour and brown well in large pot in a little bit of olive oil.
After meat is browned on all sides - add 4 Cups of Water, a little pepper and 2 tsp. Salt

Bring to a boil - then simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours. Add 1 small chopped onion to pot, along with chopped carrots and cubed potatoes (just enough to make it full of meat and veggies). I think I used 6 yukon gold potatoes and about 1/2 bag of baby carrots - chopped.

Salt again. Cook another 45 minutes or until veggies are tender.

Serve with biscuits. My mom makes them from scratch, but I have to confess and tell you that I love the Bisquick biscuit recipe on the back of the box. They always turn out big and fluffy and they are awesome. We like to throw a biscuit in with our stew to eat, we like to put butter or jelly on a couple on the side and then at the end - NO, I am not kidding - we like to pour syrup over a biscuit or two to polish off this meal. I have no idea how we started eating them like this, but I have done it since I was a kid, and it's so amazing! Can you tell I eat like 15 biscuits with every bowl? Yeah. I was hoping you wouldn't pick up on that.

:-)

You will love this. It takes time, but it is SO SIMPLE and so good.

Parents Review: Yay!
Kids Review: They both love it!