Bankruptcy Beef Stew

Name: Bankruptcy Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs round steaks (chopped into bite size pieces); 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 4 large potatoes (peeled and cubed); 1 green pepper (chopped); 1 celery (, sliced); 3 carrots (thinly sliced); 1 yellow onion (chopped); 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 1 bay leaf; salt and pepper

Submitted by Dawn399

"My husband and I both put each other through college. We found the name "Bankruptcy Stew" very fitting! We also found that chatting while chopping up the vegetables was a good time to catch up with each other. This makes a thick and hearty stew-who says there isn't a silver lining in every cloud!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 lbs round steaks (chopped into bite size pieces)
¹⁄₂ cup water
¹⁄₂ cup tomato sauce
4 large potatoes (peeled and cubed)
1 green pepper (chopped)
1 celery (, sliced)
3 carrots (thinly sliced)
1 yellow onion (chopped)
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper

directions

In a large non stick skillet brown beef cubes over medium heat.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour over medium heat or until meat is tender.
Stir occasionally.
May add more water if mixture becomes too thick.
Enjoy, may serve with French crusty bread.

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I prepared this recipe according to the directions except for the celery, but only because I didn't have any. Upon serving, I did add grated cheddar cheese. This is a thick, hearty stew with a lot of flavor! This one definitely goes in the make-it-again category. My "Picky Panel of Judges" gave this recipe an overall rating of 5 stars.

Miss Kitty
Thank you soooooo much for this Great recipe. We had an extremely cold day here in Canada, and I was thinking about making Beef Stew all day.......Something quick & easy that I could throw together after work. Well, this was the perfect recipe......I didn't change a thing. It turned out "Perfect".....My wife kept making those Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm, sounds while eating dinner. (I even think she loves me a bit more now....) Thanx again.... Rob :)

Rob G.
This stew is my favorite. When we make it we don't change a thing. It's GREAT just as is. Thanks for posting

Halsgirl
I dislike when people change a recipe too much and then give a low rating. It probably isn't any wiser to make a lot of changes and then give it a high rating (disclaimer: I did it anyway) but I am making an exception for this because I really want to give this 5 stars just for being the basic recipe for what turned out to be wonderful stew. I browned the onion(s) and then the added the beef. I added two cups of water and simmered it for an hour. After the meat began to get tender, I added the remaining ingredients (didn't use the bell pepper and only one carrot) added two cloves of garlic and some Mrs. Dash. It was very delicious and I will make it again. Thanks.

~SwoR~

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Dawn399

United States

I?m ?originally from Texas, but now live in Florida. Still gotta have that spice though....love chipotle peppers, habaneros, and jalapenos. This is a picture of myself & my 2 daughters taken in Dec'06. I am working on my graduate degree, & still work as a nurse prn. When I'm not cooking and eating what I cook... I head for the gym to work out. As far as cookbooks, I love the church/ community cookbooks, where someone has dug out old handwritten recipes by granny and shared them with others-those are the best kind. If I had a month off, I'd for sure go hiking, would love to visit Australia and New Zealand.?

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