The cloves, Worcestershire & Bay Leaf is what makes this........it's from my Mom's 1961 "The Pocket CookBook" with her own modifications:
ENGLISH BEEF STEW:
1-2 lbs beef sirloin tips or stewing beef
2 tbsp vegtable oil
4 medium carrots sliced
4 medium onions sliced
4-5 medium red potatoes sliced (don't need to peel, just wash)
1/1/2 cups hot water
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp ground cloves
1 bay leaf
1 Tbspn Butter
1 Tbspn Flour
Brown sirloin tips in vegtable oil. Add carrots, onions, potatoes, water, Worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper, cloves, bay leaf. Mash 1tbsp of flour with 1tbsp of soft butter to prevent lumps and add to stew for thick gravy. Simmer for about 45 min on medium heat or until potatoes are tender. No beef broth needed as the juices from this are incredibly spicy, warm and earthy. I like to take a slice of Italian bread with butter or a healthy spread of your choice and slam it into the gravy, lift it to my mouth, and let the juices dribble down my neck. Fish out the bay leaf and throw away.
ENGLISH BEEF STEW:
1-2 lbs beef sirloin tips or stewing beef
2 tbsp vegtable oil
4 medium carrots sliced
4 medium onions sliced
4-5 medium red potatoes sliced (don't need to peel, just wash)
1/1/2 cups hot water
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp ground cloves
1 bay leaf
1 Tbspn Butter
1 Tbspn Flour
Brown sirloin tips in vegtable oil. Add carrots, onions, potatoes, water, Worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper, cloves, bay leaf. Mash 1tbsp of flour with 1tbsp of soft butter to prevent lumps and add to stew for thick gravy. Simmer for about 45 min on medium heat or until potatoes are tender. No beef broth needed as the juices from this are incredibly spicy, warm and earthy. I like to take a slice of Italian bread with butter or a healthy spread of your choice and slam it into the gravy, lift it to my mouth, and let the juices dribble down my neck. Fish out the bay leaf and throw away.
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