Beef Stew

Our family loves a hearty beef stew. Here’s how you can prepare it for your family. I use three packages of stew meat to feed our family of 8 (with 7 eating since baby doesn’t eat table food yet.) This will last us for one meal with some leftovers.

1. In a soup pot, pan sear stew meat evenly in some olive oil for just a minute or two along with one diced onion.
   
2. Add 6-8 cups of water to stew meat and onion mixture. Bring to boil and then reduce to simmer. (Skim off the scum that rises to the top.)
3. While soup is simmering. Dice up 6-8 potatoes and about 4 carrots. You can add any additional veggies you may want. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Add diced veggies to soup and cover, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender.
   
5. You can add separately prepared rice or noodles when the soup is finished.
   
6. Enjoy!