den's stew
(3 ratings)
The secret ingredient (which you can't taste): BEER! This is my husband Dennis' favorite meal. he would eat it happily as often as i would make it. It came from an old cookbook of mine called "Cooking with Style," by Charlotte Adams.
(3 ratings)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
1 Hr 20 Min
Ingredients For den's stew
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6 slicebacon (cut into 1" pieces)
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1 1/2 lbtop round steak, cut into 1" pieces)
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1/2green pepper, cubed (**note: also use 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips)
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1 mdonion, sliced
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15 or socherry or grape tomatoes
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1/2 cbeef stock (or beef bouillon) (or canned beef broth)
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1 Tbspsugar
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspchili powder
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fresh ground pepper
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6 lgmushrooms, halved
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1 canbeer (tall can )
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2 Tbspcornstarch (to thicken), along with
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2 Tbspred wine vinegar
How To Make den's stew
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1Assemble all ingredients. Makes everything go much smoother. PREP: wash veggies (green pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms). Cut up bacon, meat, pepper, onion; half the mushrooms. -
2PREP: wash veggies (green and red pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms). Fry bacon, remove when crisp and set aside on paper towel.
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3Brown meat (well) in bacon fat over high heat and remove from pan.
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4Reduce heat in pan to very low, and add green pepper and onions. Simmer 5 minutes.
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5Put meat back into pan, with any juice which may have escaped from it. Stir in mushroom halves.
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6Add: tomatoes, beef stock, sugar, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Cover with beer. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and simmer one hour.
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7Add the saved crispy bacon. Simmer 15 minutes longer.
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8Mix cornstarch with vinegar, and add to stew to thicken sauce.
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9Serve with rice. YUMM.
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