granny's five hour beef stew

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58 Pinches
Corapeake, NC
Updated on Feb 7, 2011

My Mom made this all the time when I was growing up - it was one of my favorite meals! She always called it 'Five Hour Beef Stew', and since all the grandkids call her Granny, I thought I would rename it so they would know where the recipe came from. Thanks Mom!! The only difference in my version is the cream of mushroom soup and the green beans. Since my husband detests anything with celery, I made the soup substitution. He also requested that I add the green beans. Hope you enjoy! P.S. I will post pics next time I make it.

prep time 45 Min
cook time 5 Hr
method ---
yield 10 - 15 - it depends on how hungry you are!

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 pounds stew beef
  • 3 pounds potatoes
  • 2 pounds baby carrots
  • 2 cans tomato soup (family size)
  • 2 cans cream of mushroom soup (family size)
  • 2 cans corn
  • 2 cans peas
  • 2 cans cut green beans
  • - salt and pepper

How To Make granny's five hour beef stew

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Step 2
    Trim excessive amounts of fat from beef, but leave some for flavor. Cube into about 3/4 or 1 inch pieces.
  • Step 3
    Peel and cube potatoes into about 3/4 or 1 inch pieces.
  • Step 4
    Cut baby carrots in half, if smaller pieces are desired - I leave mine whole.
  • Step 5
    In a large roasting pan, thoroughly combine all four cans of soup. NOTE: for those of you that don't like mushrooms: use 4 small cans of cream of celery - either way tastes good to me!
  • Step 6
    Add beef, potatoes, carrots, and a few shakes of salt and pepper to soup; mix well.
  • Step 7
    Cover and bake for 4 hours, stirring about every 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Step 8
    Drain water, then add corn, peas, and green beans.
  • Step 9
    Cover and bake for 1 hour, stirring about every 15 minutes.
  • Step 10
    Serve with rolls or biscuits.

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