FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW

Name: FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb beef or lamb; 3/4 cup brandy; 6 tbsp vegetable oil; 1/4 cup parsley; 1 1/2 tsp thyme; 3 large bay leaf; salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 3 medium carrots sliced; 28 oz can whole tomatoes squished in hand keep the juices to add also; 1 lb mushrooms I used king oyster mushrooms thats what I hade but use your favorite; 2 medium onion sliced thinly; 1/4 peeling of medium orange

skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

Dover, Florida

You can add black olives to this about a cup if you like

skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

Dover, Florida

You can add black olives to this about a cup if you like

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 lbbeef or lamb
3/4 cupbrandy
6 tbspvegetable oil
1/4 cupparsley
1 1/2 tspthyme
3 largebay leaf
salt
1 tspground black pepper
3 mediumcarrots sliced
28 ozcan whole tomatoes squished in hand keep the juices to add also
1 lbmushrooms I used king oyster mushrooms thats what I hade but use your favorite
2 mediumonion sliced thinly
1/4peeling of medium orange

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Steps

1

In a bowl combine 1/2 cup brandy, beef, 2 tablespoons oil, parsley, salt, thyme, pepper, bay leaves. Coat meat completely
2

Cover bowl; refrigerate 2 hours, stirring occasionally. After 2 hours, drain meat, reserving marinade.
3

In large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add meat, a few pieces at a time. Brown on all sides.
4

Add tomatoes and juices, onions, orange peel, reserved marinade. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer (covered) for 1 hour.
5

If you cannot use alcohol make a simple syrup and heat it and then steep some chopped raisins or dates in it for an hour or two, and then use some liquid from that instead of the brandy. That way you're adding some flavor, but without the alcohol. Much like the other suggestions, it won't be exactly the same as adding brandy or other liquor, though.

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skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101

on January 25, 2015 01:45

Dover, Florida

This picture is me and my oldest daughter. I love Asian, Mediterranean, and Southern food.I hope you enjoy my recipes, if you have any questions please ask. The app only allows so many followings, they put a limit on how many we can follow I have reached my limit. If it wasn't there I would follow back everyone, sorry....