Provencale Beef Stew

French Dinner Recipes

2 lbs. beef stew meat 2 Tbsp. oil 1 1/2 Tbsp. flour 1 c. wine 1 c. water salt, pepper Sauce: 1 onion, chopped 4 Tbsp. olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 16 oz. tomatoes pinch thyme bay leaf 3 red peppers in strips 2 Tbsp. flour 1 c. red wine 1 pkg. frozen artichoke hearts 1/2 c. black olives

Brown meat in oil, sprinkle with flour, cook a few minutes. Add wine & water. Cover, simmer. Saute onion, garlic in 2 Tbsp. oil. Add tomatoes, season with thyme, bay. Simmer. In fry pan, heat 2 Tbsp. oil, saute pepper, sprinkle with flour, cook 2 min. Add wine slowly, stirring until thick. Add to tomatoes. Cover loosely, cook 1/2 hr. Add to meat, simmer until meat tender. Add artichokes, olives, cook 5 min. My mom's recipe

Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Tuesday May 11th, 2004 and modified on Thursday February 24th, 2005