Beef Stew Again

We had some red wine left over from Thanksgiving so one December night I made a hearty beef stew again. I purchased some nice stew beef from Mollie Stone's Market. I used the recipe I posted in October with some experimentation. Mr. Joe's Beef Stew Recipe

Be sure to brown the meat well.

Cook the onion in the beef fat.

Add all the spices and garlic before de-glazing, allowing them to bloom. I used the left over wine, which had some nice peppery notes to de-glaze the pan.

 Add the beef and any juices and then bring to boil and let simmer for two hours.

Use fresh veggies, potatoes, carrots and pearl onions. Cut into bite size pieces.

Simmer another hour and then serve over noodles if you like.