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Easy beef stew in a soup tureen on a dining room table

Easy Homemade Beef Stew

This hearty stew is tasty and makes a nice meal. It can be simmered in a dutch oven on the stove or in a crock pot or slow cooker.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs beef cubes
  • 1 C flour
  • 2 T vegetable oil
  • 1 10 1/2 ounce can beef consommé soup
  • 1 C water
  • 2 14 1/2 ounce cans Italian style stewed tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 to 5 peppercorns
  • 3 carrots chopped
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 5 large russet potatoes cubed

Instructions
 

  • Shake beef cubes in flour in a large plastic bag. Shake off excess flour and brown beef cubes in oil.
  • Add beef consommé, water and stewed tomatoes; stir and bring to a simmer.
  • Add bay leaves, peppercorns, carrots, celery and onion and simmer for 2 hours.
  • Add potatoes and simmer for 1 to 2 hours more.