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Beef and Mushroom Stew

This turned out surprisingly well. I had some beautiful mushrooms and wanted a stew that would complement them. I used a small steak for Dick and I ate mostly mushrooms and onions over rice. Very nice.





List of Ingredients



• 1 round steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
  
• Flour
  
• Oil
  
• 2 pounds large mushrooms, sliced into 1/4-inch slices
  
• 2 large onions, sliced in 1/2-inch slices plus 1-2 cloves garlic (optional)
  
• 2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
  
• 1 tablespoon miso
  
• 1 cup dry red wine
  
• 1 package beef gravy mix
  
• 1-1 1/2 cups water
  
• Salt and pepper
  






Instructions



1. Flour and season steak pieces. Brown well in a little oil (I used about 2 tablespoons total.) Remove from pan and keep warm.
   
2. Saute onion rings until soft and beginning to brown. Add 1-2 cloves garlie, if desired, towards the end of sauteing. Remove from pan and keep warm.
   
3. Turn heat to medium-high. Add just a little oil. Saute mushrooms until lightly browned.
   
4. Add tomato paste. Stir a bit. Return meat and onions to pan.
   
5. Add miso paste. Combine water and beef gravy mix. Stir into pan. Let simmer just a few minutes.
   
6. Add wine. Bring to boil and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Taste for seasoning. Add salt and pepper as needed.
   
7. Serve over rice or noodles.
   






Final Comments


I normally shy away from packaged mixes, but occasionally a package of gravy mix comes in handy. In this case, it intensified flavor that was lacking because I'd used so little meat.