Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup Bisquick baking mix (regular or low-fat)
2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1" pieces
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups hot water
3 med potatoes, pared and cut into 1" cubes
1 med onion, sliced and cut into pieces (~1 cup)
4 carrots, pared and sliced into 1/4" slices
1 cup cabbage, torn into bit-sized pieces
2 tsp beef bouillon granules
1 cup hot water
1 bay leaf, if desired
Heat oil in Dutch oven until hot. Mix baking mix and pepper; coat beef.
Cook and stir beef in hot oil until well browned. Add 2 cups hot water.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring
occasionally (I generally add an additional cup of hot water about half
way through the simmering time).
Meanwhile, put cut vegetables and 1 cup water in covered casserole.
Microwave on high for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Add
partially-cooked veggies (and the liquid) to the beef and gravy mixture,
in addition to the bouillon, the additional cup of hot water and bay
leaf. Heat to boiling; cover and simmer at least 1 hour, stirring
occasionally. As always, the longer it all simmers together, the better
it tastes!

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