Parisian Beef & Mushroom Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups baby carrots (peeled)
• 1 1/4 lbs top sirloin steaks (boneless or cut into 1-inch pieces)
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups shitake mushrooms (stemmed & sliced)
• 3 green onions (sliced)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme
• 2 cups red wine (cooking)
• 2 cups beef broth

Recipe

• 1 cook carrots in a saucepan of boiling salted water for about 8 min.,drain.
• 2 while carrots are cooking, season beef cubes with salt and pepper, dredge in flour.
• 3 melt 3 t. olive oil in large skillet, over medium high heat, brown beef cubes on all sides, until insides are still pink, remove beef, set aside.
• 4 in the same skillet, add 2 t. butter, mushrooms and green onions, saute' about 5 minute or until mushrooms are just turning tender.
• 5 add thyme, wine & broth , increase heat, boil until sauce is reduced to 2 cups (during boiling sauce, continue to scrape the skillet to insure all drippings are mixed in), this usually takes about 25-35 minute.
• 6 return beef and carrots to skillet, cooking for 5 minutes; allowing flavors to meld.
• 7 season to taste, serve over noodles or rice.