Recipe: Beef stew serves 8 3 pounds of stew beef - cut into 1 and 1/2 inch cubes1 large onion - diced4 tomatoes - cut into wedges 1/2 pound of baby carrots 1 red pepper - cut into 1/2 inch strips1 pound of small mushrooms - cleaned2 small turnips - cut into chunks2 tablespoons of instant tapioca 1/2 cup of dry bread crumbs 2 cups of red wine 1 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper 1/2 pound of frozen small pearl onions Put all the ingredients except the pearl onions in a Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 3 1/2 hours. Don’t peek! Add the pearl onions after the stew is removed from the oven.Serve with crusty bread.Adapted from: Fete Accomplie, Washington, DC
Licensing: (p) & (c) 2008 Kathy Maister


















