Home-style Beef Stew: This home-style beef stew recipe serves four and includes beef, carrots, potatoes, and seasonings. Cook the beef and vegetables together for a hearty, tender dish ready in two hours.

• makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp all purpose
• ½ tsp dried thyme leaves, crushed
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pound beef for stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 can (10½ oz) Campbell’s beef broth
• ½ cup water
• 3 medium carrots (about ½ lb), cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 medium potatoes (about ½ lb), cut into quarters

Directions:

1. Mix flour and pepper.
2. Coat beef with flour mixture.
3. In a large heavy pot over medium-high heat, heat oil.
4. Add beef and cook until browned, stirring often. Set beef aside. Pour off fat.
5. Add broth, water, thyme, and bay leaf. Then, heat to a boil. Return beef to pan. Reduce heat to low.
6. Cover and cook 1 ½ hours.
7. Add carrots and potatoes, Cover and cook 30 minutes or until beef, carrots, and potatoes are fork tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.