SCANDINAVIAN BEEF STEW

Scandinavian Beef Stew image

Provided by Bonnie Beck

Categories Beef

Time 4h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 lb lean organic beef, trimmed of silver
6 Tbsp organic raw butter
1 lb fresh mushroom...button, or mixed, sliced
2 medium onions, sliced thinly
1 tsp fine sea salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper, i love using a mixture of pepper
a pinch of allspice
1 oregon myrtle leaf, or you can use bayleaf
2 c of beef bouillon or you can use 2 beef bouillion cubes and 2 cubes of water
3 Tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 c water
1/4 c sour cream

Steps:

1. Saute mushrooms in a little butter, remove from pan and set aside.
2. Brown the meat in remaining butter. Add salt and pepper. Remove meat.
3. Add the onions and cook until transparent. Add the meat back in.
4. Add the allspice, myrtle leaf, and bouillion.
5. Cook covered until meat is tender, on a medium low fire. Add more liquid if needed.
6. Mix the flour and water together ( do this even before I start the stew, I add the flour and water together in a jar and shake it, then shake again before I add it to the stew. That way I don't have any lumps.) Add slowly to stew and stir constantly until thick.
7. Lightly stir in the mushrooms.
8. Take off stove and stir in the sour cream slowly.
9. Return to low heat until hot...DO NOT LET IT BOIL or the sour cream will cruddle.
10. Serve over a baked potatoes or noodles or boiled potatoes

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