Grandma Dever's Stew

Growing up Grandma Dever would come stay with Jen and I when our Dad was on business trips. She always asked us "what do you want me to make for dinner?" Our answer was always "stew." So, every time she came we always had a big pot of stew and as soon as our friends knew she was in town they would start coming over to eat Grandma's stew. And then when Jen lived in Texas and would come passing through St David on her way to Phoenix they always stopped and Grandma would have a big pot of stew cooking for them. To this day Jen's kids still call Grandma Dever "making stew Grandma."

I always make a big pot and then freeze it for sick, rainy day or whenever my kids crave it. Just remember to take out the potatoes before you freeze it, they get too mushy.. you can always add more when you heat it up again.

Grandma's Famous Stew

Stew meat (as much or as little as you want) I usually use 2 1lb stew meat trays. Lean and sirloin is best.

Carrots sliced

Celery sliced

Potatoes cubed

Onion chopped large

1 large bottle V-8 juice

1-2 cartons beef broth (I use Lipton's)

salt

pepper

In a large bag or bowl mix flour and salt and pepper together. Coat stew meat with flour mixture. In a large pot (the same one you will use to cook your stew) add a small amount of oil and brown your flour coated stew meat. Cook meat until it is brown on outside. It is ok to still be slightly pink on the inside.. it will finish cooking as your stew boils. Add (to same unrinsed pot) V-8 juice and beef broth ( I use the whole containers of both) until you like the taste of your broth. Then start adding your chopped vegetables as much or as little as you like. Bring to a boil and then simmer until vegetables are cooked. (about 1-1/2 hours) Enjoy!

Then, if your Dad grab a big bowl, some bread and smother your stew with Worceshire sauce. :)