Winter Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup Italian dressing
2 lbs beef stew meat
6 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion
3 cups mushrooms, sliced
3 cups carrots, sliced
3 potatoes, peeled, cut into large chunks
1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth

Preparation

Trim excess fat from meat and cut into even 1 inch chunks.
Place dressing and beef in large ziplock bag.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Cook bacon in large pot on medium heat 5 minutes until crisp.
Remove bacon from pot using slotted spoon.
Discard excess bacon fat.
Add onion and mushrooms to pot.
Cook over medium heat 10 minutes.
Remove beef from marinade.
Discard marinade.
Add beef, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes with liquid, broth and bacon to pot.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 1 1/4 hours.
Uncover.
Continue to simmer for 15 minutes or until meat is tender and sauce is thickened, stirring constantly.