Herbed Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 lbs stew meat
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper, ground
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
• 3/4 tablespoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon savory
• 10 ounces beef consomme
• 64 ounces v8 vegetable juice
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms, pieces and parts
• lots egg noodles
• some poppy seed
• slivered almonds, sauted in butter

Recipe

• 1 brown meat very lightly, but do not cook all the way through.
• 2 add all herbs and liquids.
• 3 simmer on low or in a crockpot for at least 3 hours, though not more than 18.
• 4 a half hour before serving, mix cornstarch with juice from the cans of chopped mushrooms.
• 5 add liquid and mushrooms to stew; allow to thicken.
• 6 in a seperate pot, sauté almonds, melt extra butter, and add cooked egg noodles.
• 7 sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• 8 serve stew on bed of noodles.