Cooking With Rod

By Rod Cohenour

April Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2.5 lbs lean stew meat Nonfat cooking spray 2.5 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, quartered 1 lb baby carrots 1 large Spanish onion, diced 3 qts. Unsalted Beef Stock 2 lg. cans Sento All Purpose Crushed tomatoes 2 Tbsp ground black pepper 2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash 1 Tbsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp onion powder   Brown meat, seasoned lightly with the listed spices in a large pan prepared with a liberal application of nonstick cooking spray. When nicely browned on all sides, remove to stewpot. Add all ingredients to large stewpot. Bring to a boil over Medium High heat, lower to a simmer, then lower a bit more and permit to stew until potatoes and carrots are cooked through but still hold their shape. Delicious! Click on author's byline for bio and list of other works published by Pencil Stubs Online.