(NOT JUST THE REGULAR) BEEF STEW

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2 cubes beef bouillon (dissolved in 2 cups boiling water)
- 1 baking potatoes (grated)
- 1 onion (studded with 2 cloves)
- 2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 red potatoes (quartered)
- 8 carrots (sliced)
- 4 stalks celery (sliced)
- 8 tiny white onions
- 1 cup (or 2) tomato juice
- Handful fresh parsley (finely chopped)
Directions
- Directions
- Dredge meat in flour. Melt butter and oil in large pot; add garlic.
- Cook beef just to rare; remove from pot and refrigerate.
- Add wine and bouillon to pan and scrape up bitsstuck to bottom.
- Add potato, onion, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to boil, cover and simmer 1 hour.
- Add potatoes, carrots, celery and onions; simmer ½ hour.
- Add tomato juice as necessary for nice gravy.
- Add beef cubes, reheat; toss in parsley and serve.

