FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW 

skunkmonkey101
skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101
Dover, Florida

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

FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW 

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

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 2 lbbeef or lamb
  2. 3/4 cupbrandy
  3. 6 tbspvegetable oil
  4. 1/4 cupparsley
  5. 1 1/2 tspthyme
  6. 3 largebay leaf
  7. salt
  8. 1 tspground black pepper
  9. 3 mediumcarrots sliced
  10. 28 ozcan whole tomatoes squished in hand keep the juices to add also
  11. 1 lbmushrooms I used king oyster mushrooms thats what I hade but use your favorite
  12. 2 mediumonion sliced thinly
  13. 1/4peeling of medium orange

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 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. 4

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

  5. 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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Caroline
Caroline @cook_3912390
This was delicious! Thanks much for this! I'll have it with the roasted potatoes!

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