Ingredients

INGREDIENTS Nutrition

YIELD

1 large pot

UNITS

US

6 slices bacon

2 -3 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces

1 medium carrot

1 small onion, sliced

3 tablespoons flour

1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed beef broth

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 minced garlic cloves

3⁄4 teaspoon thyme leaves

1 bay leaf

1⁄2 lb white pearl onion

1⁄2-1 lb mushroom

1 tablespoon butter

1⁄2 cup red wine (like Burgundy)

salt

pepper

Preparation

DIRECTIONS

Fry 6 strips bacon until crisp and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. In the bacon grease brown well beef stew meat. Put beef into crock pot. Brown 1 med carrot sliced & 1 sliced small onion. Add salt & pepper to taste. Stir in 3 T flour & 1 10-3/4 oz can condensed beef broth. Mix well & put in crock pot. Add the bacon, tomato paste, minced garlic, thyme leaves, bay leaf, and pearl onion to the pot. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (or in 300 degree oven in a covered pan for 2 hours.). Saute mushrooms in butter and add with red wine to crock pot or oven dish & cook for one more hour