Sweet and spicy beef stew

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Stew beef
2 tablespoons Flour
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 eaches Onions, chopped
2 eaches Cloves garlic, minced
2 slices Lean bacon, chopped
2 tablespoons Minced canned green chilies, optional
½ teaspoon Dried thyme
½ teaspoon Ground allspice
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Beef stock
1 cup Tomato juice
Salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds Sweet potatoes, about 3 large
1 each Red pepper, chopped
1 each Green pepper, chopped

Directions

Pat beef dry, coat with flour and brown in a Dutch oven with the butter and oil until browned on all sides. Set aside. Reduce heat, cook onions, garlic, bacon, chilie, and the spices for about 5 minutes or until the onions are soft. Stir in the beef stock and tomato juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add meat, cover and simmer for 1-½ hours. Meanwhile, peel the sweet potatoes and cut into bite sized pieces. Add to pot and cook, covered, for about 30 minutes or until meat is tender. Add the peppers and continue to cook about 5 minutes until the peppers are crisp/tender.

Makes about 5 servings. Origin: Canadian Living, October 1995.

Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Nov/95.

Submitted By SHARON STEVENS On 11-25-95

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