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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (463g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 706
Calories from Fat 352		(49%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 39.2g	60%
	Saturated Fat 15.6g	77%
	Monounsaturated Fat 16.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 157mg		52%
Sodium 1422mg		59%
Potassium 1224mg		34%
Total Carbohydrate 39.7g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 4.9g	19%
	Sugars 8.6g
Protein 43.9g		87%
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French Beef Stew

Recipe #195866 | 4¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

⁽¹⁾ RATE IT NOW Print Recipe

By: Chicago Mama de 2
Nov 16, 2006

My mother-in-law got this recipe from a community school cookbook. It's so simple and all of my frinds make it now. Once you taste it you'll be sharing it with all of your friends.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 lbs beef stew meat, cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks
2 medium onions, quartered
3 stalks celery, cut in large chunks
4 carrots, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 large potatoes, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup tomato juice (V-8 recomended)
1/4 cup tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup dry red wine (burgundy recommended, or omit wine and use 1 cup water)
1/2 cup water

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 300°F
2
Mix together all ingredients, except potatoes, in a large Dutch oven casserole; cover and cook for 3 hours.
3
Add potatoes and cook for additional 1 hour.