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Amish Farmhouse Beef Stew

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Prep Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds beef stew meat cubed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion large chopped
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 cups tomato or V8 juice
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ tablespoon paprika
  • 6 carrots whole peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 6 potatoes whole peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 1 cup fresh garden peas
  • ½ cup cold water
  • ½ cup flour mix flour and water together
  • pinch cloves, ground optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, brown beef cubes in the olive oil forabout 20 minutes.
  • Add the chopped onion, hot water, tomato/V8 juice, salt,lemon juice, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, paprika, and cloves.
  • Cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Addthe potatoes and carrots then simmer an hour longer.
  • Stir in the water and flour slurry and stir the stew untilsmooth.
  • Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes before serving.