rainy day stew

Name: Rainy Day Stew
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) butter; 2 - leeks or green onions, to your taste, chopped; 2 cup(s) celery, chopped; 2 pound(s) good stew meat. i use chuck roast and trim it myself; 2 can(s) (16 oz cans) stewed tomatoes (i use petite diced); 4 - carrots, peeled and sliced thin; 1 can(s) 18 oz. black eyed peas with juice; 1 can(s) 10 oz. lima beans with juice; 1 can(s) 18 oz. okra (or frozen); 4 - yukon gold potatoes, peeled & cubed; 3 can(s) 13 oz. beef broth consumme' soup; - salt & pepper to taste; 1 dash(es) garlic powder or garlic salt; - vegetable oil for frying beef cubes; 4-5 dash(es) worchestershire sauce - to your liking; 2 tablespoon(s) el pato tomato sauce - this is a spicy mexican tomato sauce that has some kick to it

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Chris L.

xxxxx, MT

Updated on Oct 12, 2013

This is a combination of stew recipes. I've made this stew for years tweaking it here and there. After 30 years I think I got it "just right." Serve with hearty French bread.

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prep time 1 Hr 30 Min

cook time 3 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
2 - leeks or green onions, to your taste, chopped
2 cups celery, chopped
2 pounds good stew meat. i use chuck roast and trim it myself
2 cans (16 oz cans) stewed tomatoes (i use petite diced)
4 - carrots, peeled and sliced thin
1 can 18 oz. black eyed peas with juice
1 can 10 oz. lima beans with juice
1 can 18 oz. okra (or frozen)
4 - yukon gold potatoes, peeled & cubed
3 cans 13 oz. beef broth consumme' soup
- salt & pepper to taste
1 dash garlic powder or garlic salt
- vegetable oil for frying beef cubes
4-5 dashes worchestershire sauce - to your liking
2 tablespoons el pato tomato sauce - this is a spicy mexican tomato sauce that has some kick to it

How To Make rainy day stew

Step 1

Heat butter in large stew pot. Saute' leeks (or green onion) and celery until a tender.

Step 2

Coat beef cubes with flour. Brown cubes in hot fat or butter with a little veg. oil mixed in. Brown all sides. Add to stew pot along with stewed tomatoes and beef consume'. Add a few dashes of Worchestershire sauce and El Pato tomato sauce - to taste.
Step 3

Cover and simmer 1 hour. Add sliced carrots if you like them very tender.
Step 4

Cover and simmer 30 min. longer. Add remaining ingredients (black eyed peas, lima beans, oka, potatoes) season to taste with salt & pepper, and garlic powder / salt. Simmer, uncovered, another 60 min. or longer. Sometimes I'll add some green beans and cubes of summer squash about 30 min. before serving, just for a change.
Step 5

The longer this stew slow cooks the better. I don't like using the crock pot because it seems to change the taste. Sometimes I add more potatoes and beef for a really hearty stew on cold winter days.
Step 6

Note: We don't like okra, but I use it for flavor and to thicken the stew.
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