Beef Stew With Wine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large clove garlic
about 12 onions
1 1/2 bunches carrots
3/4 lb. beef stew meat
about 1 1/2 cans undiluted consomme
1 large bay leaf
2/3 c. dry red wine
margarine
flour, pepper and salt

Preparation

Brown garlic in margarine; take out and discard.
Brown onions, remove and put in casserole.
Brown carrots; put in casserole. Dust meat in flour, pepper and salt.
Brown meat.
Put everything back in skillet and add wine, consomme and bay leaf.
Mix ingredients and return to casserole.
Cover and simmer in a 350\u00b0 oven about 4 hours.
Stir occasionally to keep from getting too brown on top.
Juice should be thickening perfectly but cautiously add more liquid if it appears to be drying out.