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THIS LAST WEEKEND WE ENJOYED A REALLY COMFORTING FALL MEAL...

BEEF STEW WITH CORN BREAD..

THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THIS..SO I WILL TRY TO BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE BELOW..

FIRST YOU WILL NEED STEW MEAT, SEASONING SALT, PEPPER, FLOUR, OIL AND BROWN GRAVY..

YOU WILL ALSO NEED CARROT, CELERY, ONION AND GARLIC AND ALSO A CAN OF TOMATOES AND SOME SMALL POTATOES.  ( FORGOT TO PUT THE POTATOES AND TOMATOES IN THE PICTURE!) SORRY!

AND CORN BREAD ALWAYS GOES WELL WITH BEEF STEW

TAKE SOME VEGETABLE OIL AND BUTTER AND START GETTING THE POT WARMED UP WHILE..

YOU SEASON THE STEW MEAT WITH THE SEASONING SALT..

THEN TOSS IT AROUND IN SOME FLOUR

AND START BROWNING THE MEAT..DO IT IN SMALL BATCHES..

REMOVE THE MEAT TO A PLATE AND BROWN THE NEXT BATCH..

WHILE THE MEAT IS BROWNING UP CUT UP A FEW CARROTS, A COUPLE STICKS OF CELERY, A BIG ONION, REMOVE THE SKIN FROM 3 GARLIC CLOVES, AND HALF YOUR POTATOES.

THEN ONCE THE MEAT IS DONE BROWNING, ADD A LITTLE MORE OIL AND THEN PUT IN ALL THE VEGGIES.. COOK THEM FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO UNTIL THEY SOFTEN UP..DONT FORGET TO SEASON EACH LAYER WITH SALT AND PEPPER.. THE POTATOES DONT GET PUT IN YET.

ONCE THE VEGGIES ARE SOFT, ADD SOME DICED TOMATOES

AND THEN ADD THE MEAT BACK TO THE POT.

ADD 1 CUP OF WATER FOR EVERY PACKET OF GRAVY YOU HAVE..( 5 ) FOR ME...

THEN ADD THE BROWN GRAVY MIX..

AND STIR WELL..

THEN DROP IN THE POTATOES IN AND ALLOW THEM TO COOK ON MEDIUM HEAT.. THE BROWN GRAVY WILL THICKEN UP THE STEW FOR YOU..

ALLOW IT TO COOK FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES..

AND DINNER IS READY!

WE HAD A GREAT BOWL OF BEEF STEW ALONG WITH..

IT WAS A GREAT DINNER.

AND WHILE THE STEW WAS COOKING I MADE SOME...

YUMMY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES..

THEY LOOK SO PRETTY SITTING IN THE CAKE DISH..

OH...AND ALSO FOR THE CORN BREAD

I JUST MIXED IT UP ACCORDING TO THE PACKAGE DIRECTIONS AND WARMED UP A CAST IRON PAN..THEN POURED THE MIX IN AND LET IT COOK..

HOW PRETTY DOES THAT LOOK!

THEN I CUT IT UP AND PUT IN A BASKET WITH A TOWEL TO HELP KEEP IT WARM..~ THE FIRST PIECE IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST TO GET OUT!

THIS WAS A GREAT DINNER!!!

I ATE ON IT FOR 3 DAYS!

K JAGGERS

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