Christmas Eve Beef Stew

Description

This is a family tradition for Christmas Eve! Serve with a green salad and a loaf of warm bread. It can also be made in a slow cooker.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat, diced into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 4 carrots, sliced
  • 3 potatoes, cubed
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 3 ½ tablespoons tapioca
  • 2 cubes beef bouillon
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • ¼ cup red wine
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. Place beef
  3. tomatoes
  4. celery
  5. carrots
  6. potatoes
  7. onions
  8. and tapioca into a Dutch oven. Season with beef bouillon
  9. thyme
  10. rosemary
  11. and marjoram; stir in red wine. Place the lid on the Dutch oven.
  12. Bake for 5 to 6 hours in the preheated oven. Add peas during last half hour of cooking.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 8

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