Ranch Beef Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening or 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 lbs beef, cut into bite-sized cubes
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons burgundy wine
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package lipton onion soup mix
• 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes (undrained)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup celery, thinly sliced (3 stalks)
• 3 potatoes, diced

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, melt shortening, and brown meat (10 minutes).
• 2 add 1 cup water, wine, soup mix, tomatoes, and chili powder.
• 3 cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring as needed.
• 4 place the vegetables over the meat and add remaining cup of water.
• 5 cook, uncovered, until veggies are tender and gravy thickens (45 minutes).
• 6 serve with bread, if desired.