Lamb or Beef Stew

Name: Lamb or Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 stewing lamb or 1 1/2 stewing beef, cut in 2 inch cubes and dusted with flour; 1/4 cup vegetable oil or 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 chopped garlic clove; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or 2 tablespoons parsley flakes; salt and pepper; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; water (as needed); 1 1/2 lbs green beans, washed,trimmed of stems,and cut

Submitted by Dana-MMH

"This is a great dish to make in advance, it freezes really well. Be sure to eat this with some good bread to soak up the juices. This is an all time favorite in our family."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ stewing lamb or 1 1/2 stewing beef, cut in 2 inch cubes and dusted with flour
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil or 1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 chopped garlic clove
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
salt and pepper
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
water (as needed)
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs green beans, washed,trimmed of stems,and cut

directions

In a 4 quart pot, saute onion and garlic in hot oil.
Add meat and brown over medium heat.
Add salt, pepper, parsley, tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, and sugar; bring to a boil and reduce heat.
Stir and cook about 10 minutes.
Add about 1/2 cup water; cover and cook over low heat for 1 hour.
Add green beans.
Add 1/2 cup of water and cook for another 45-60 minutes or until green beans are tender.
Frozen green beans may be used, or canned green beans.
This dish freezes very well.
Be sure to coat meat with flour, this helps thicken the sauce.

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Reviews

What a wonderful treat this was!! I'd never made anything out of lamb before--this recipe is simple to follow, very well written, and beyond delicious!! The lamb was so tender!! We served this stew over white rice, and of course, had warm rolls to soak up the sauce...Dana, this was outstanding!!! Definitely a keeper--thank you so much for sharing!! TERESA

TGirl
Perfect! I love new beef stew recipes! I think browning the meat on the onions was a great idea. I added potatoes instead of green beans only because nobody really likes green beans around here except me. Although everyone loved you Balsamic Geen Beans at Christmas. OK...I'm off the subject a little. This is the first time I ever made beef stew not in a crock pot, and the meat was tender and perfect. This was too easy! Thank you Dana!

KissMyTiara
This is a cracking meal!!!!! We had this with mashed potatoes. The sauce is very tasty. I used just over 2lbs lamb with frozen beans plus the addition of a teaspoon of rosemary at the end of cooking. Haven't got any left for freezing though!! Thanks for a great recipe Dana.

Angela Sara
Extremely easy recipe with a very nice flavor I doubled the garlic and added more spices (oregano and basil) and a little bit of fresh lemon juice. I'll make it again. This review comes with best wishes and prayers for Dana.

Vicki in AZ
Very easy and interesting flavor. I added 1/4 teaspoon of oregano to the stew and it was just to my liking. I cut down cooking time by steaming green beans after the beef was being cooked for 45 minutes. I then added the steamed green beans to the stew and cooked for 10 more minutes, just enough for the flavors to blend. Served mine with steamed Jasmine rice. Super delicious comfort food. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Peter Pan

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Tweaks

This was a refreshing change from beef stews made with a beef gravy. I substituted carrots for the beans (our preference) and added potatoes to make this a one dish meal. It would also be good served over broad noodles. Thanks Dana!!

CountryLady