Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Summary

A printed collectible recipe card ("Healthy Meals in Minutes" series, card #15, "Group 4: Best of Beef") for a lightened old-fashioned beef stew, with full ingredients, numbered method, cook's tips, and nutrition data.

Key contents

• Source/series: "Healthy Meals in Minutes™," Group 4 "Best of Beef," card 15. Publisher IMP BV/IMP Inc., copyright MCMXCIV (1994). Printed in USA. Address: 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Phone (800) 474-6552 (to collect more recipes in the series). Card/item number: 119-708-109.
• Yield: Serves 6.
• Ingredients:
• 1 lb lean beef chuck, trimmed, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp reduced-sodium tomato paste
• 2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
• 4 cups sliced carrots
• 2 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
• 1 cup 1-inch green bean pieces
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp cold water
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Method: 1. Coat beef with flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a large nonstick pot over medium-high; sauté beef until browned, ~6 min. Remove to a plate. 2. Sauté onions and mushrooms 6 min; add garlic, sauté 1 min. Pour off fat. Return beef; stir in tomato paste, then broth. Add water to just cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer until beef is tender, ~1 1/4 hours. Skim foam. 3. Add carrots, potatoes, and green beans. Cover partially; simmer 15 min. 4. Mix cornstarch and cold water; stir into stew. Boil uncovered 1 min. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• Cook's tips (printed): brown beef and pat dry before searing for juicier meat; sauté onion before garlic since garlic burns faster.
• Nutrition per serving: 247 calories (19% from fat), 30 g carbohydrates, 20 g protein, 89 mg sodium, 5 g fat, 45 mg cholesterol.