Recipe: Flemish Beef Stew

Flemish Beef Stew

6 slices bacon

1 medium onion, sliced

2 lbs stew beef

Salt & pepper to taste

2 T flour

2 cans consommé

1 bay leaf

Pinch of thyme

Pinch of garlic salt

2 t vinegar

1 T sugar

Fry bacon in skillet until crisp; remove from skillet. Crumble into 2-quart casserole. Fry onion in bacon drippings until tender. Remove; place over bacon. Brown beef in remaining pan drippings; add salt and pepper. Sprinkle beef with flour; stir well. Remove from heat, add consommé gradually, stirring constantly. Pour beef mixture over onion; ad bay leaf, thyme, garlic salt, vinegar, and sugar. Cover. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 30 minutes.


Yield: 8 servings