Guest Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry Italian salad dressing mix
1/4 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 lb. stewing beef, cut in pieces
flour
4 Tbsp. salad oil
4 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
1/2 lb. mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
water
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Mix salad dressing according to package directions.
Combine 1/4 cup of the salad dressing with the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
Marinate beef in the sauce for 3 hours.
Coat beef lightly with flour and brown in heated salad oil in heavy skillet. Transfer meat to a Dutch oven and top with carrots, onion and mushrooms.
Add enough water to just cover the meat and vegetables. Cover Dutch oven and bake in preheated 300\u00b0 oven for 3 hours or until beef is tender.
Salt and pepper to taste.
May serve with hot cooked rice or noodles if you wish.
Makes 4 to 5 servings.