Biscuit-topped beef stew

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 ounces Boneless beef top round steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons All-purpose flour
Nonstick spray coating
1 large Onion; chopped (1 cup)
3 mediums Potatoes; cubed
1 can (14 1/2-ounce) Italian-style stewed tomatoes
⅓ cup (1/2 of 6 oz can) low-sodium tomato paste
2 teaspoons Instant beef bouillon granules
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Dried thyme; crushed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 Bay leaf
1 cup Eggplant; peeled, cubed
Sour Cream Biscuits (see recipe, below)
⅓ cup Reduced-fat dairy sour cream
2 teaspoons Milk
1 teaspoon Sesame seed; (optional)

Directions

Combine meat and 1 tablespoon of the flour in a plastic bag; shake to coat meat. Spray a cold Dutch oven with nonstick coating; heat over medium heat.

Add meat and onion; cook until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Add potatoes, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon granules, sugar, thyme,Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaf. Stir in 2½ cups water. Bake, covered, in a 350' oven for 1 hour. Add eggplant. Cover and bake for 30 minutes more.

Meanwhile, prepare Sour Cream Biscuits.

Remove stew from oven; increase oven temperature to 425'. Discard bay leaf.

Combine sour cream and remaining I tablespoon flour; stir into stew. Brush biscuits with milk. Sprinkle with sesame seed, if desired. Arrange biscuits atop stew. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Serves 6.

Sour Cream Biscuits: Stir together 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour and 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder Cut in ¼ cup margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in ⅓ cup reduced fat dairy sour cream and ¼ cup skim milk. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface 8 to 10 times.

Roll or pat to ½-inch thickness. Cut dough into circles with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Makes 12 biscuits.

NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING: 412 calories, 21 g protein, 52 g carbohydrate, 14 g fat, 46 mg cholesterol, 4 g dietary fiber, 804 mg sodium.

Recipe by: Better Homes & Gardens Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #871 by "Nitro_II " <Nitro_II@...> on Oct 27, 97

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