Stan's tasty stew.

[Stan_Lite]

There's nothing better in winter than a nice hearty bowl of stew. Here's one I cobbled together using bits of recipes of the web, combined with a bit of inventiveness from me. Made this for the first time today and it tastes lovely. Usually when I mess around with recipes, I f*** it up but this time, I've got it right \o/

Ingredients:

1lb lean stewing steak
1 large onion
1 red pepper
2 garlic cloves
1/2lb carrots
1/2lb tatties
1 can borlotti beans
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 pint beef stock
1 tablespoon black treacle
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1 bay leaf
Flour
Salt and pepper to taste.

Method:

Fry onions, garlic and red pepper in a little oil until soft.
Dust meat with flour and lightly fry to seal.
Bung in all the rest of the ingredients, bring to the boil and then simmer gently for about an hour and a half.
Serve with a big chunk of crusty bread.
Simple but delicious.

I got Three good sized portions out of it. I would think it would easily yield four decent sized portions.