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Brown the beef chunks in the hot oil. Then add the sliced onions, garlic, celery, tomatoes (which have first been put through a blender), thyme, salt, pepper, wine and 1/2 cups water. Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer the pot two hours. Add to the pot the potatoes and carrots and simmer, covered, another 45 minutes. Drain the baby onions, saving the liquid. Add them and the peas to the pot. Mix the flour with 3/4 cup of the liquid from the canned onions. When smooth stir into the pot along with the kitchen bouquet. Let the stew thicken for another 5 minutes, then dish into large bowls. |