With the time change the days seem longer, and I know all you ropers are outside soaking in the daylight and staying out until that sun goes down. Who out there wants to cook after a long day? I know if you are like our family after a long day — none of us do! Well, I have the perfect recipe so you don’t have to. This month it comes from Debbie Bell of Clements, Calif. There are a ton of stew recipes out there, some different and some the same, and a lot of people think it’s just a winter recipe. I say it’s just good food! Give Debbie’s recipe a try and tell me what you think.
Debbie’s Long Day Stew
1 sirloin roast – cut into bite-size pieces, then dusted with a combination of flour, garlic salt, and pepper
2 onions, diced
3 stalks celery, chopped
5-6 carrots, sliced
5-6 potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
One large can of Las Palmas Enchilada Sauce (I use mild, it seems plenty spicy; but medium is really spicy!)
4-5 large cans of B&B mushrooms – do not drain, you add the entire contents
Angostura Bitters (this is what gives it that special flavor!)
Brown onions slowly in oil until they are a deep caramel color. Add beef and flour combo and brown lightly. Add celery. Then add the canned ingredients, then everything except the Bitters. Simmer slowly until tender, stirring occasionally (maybe around 2 hours?). Add the bitters to taste (4-5 shakes to start?).
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