Not Just Regular Beef Stew

Ingredients

Amount		Ingredient	Preparation
2	pounds	beef, tenderloin	cut in 1-inch cubes
1	x	flour, all-purpose	for dredging
2	tablespoons	butter
2	tablespoons	vegetable oil
2	each	garlic cloves	peeled and minced
1	x	salt and black pepper	to taste
2	cups	red wine	dry
2	each	beef bouillon cubes	dissolved in
2	cups	water	boiling
1	each	potatoes	grated
1	each	onion	studded with
2	each	cloves, whole
2	teaspoons	thyme leaves
1	each	bay leaf
8	each	red potatoes	quartered
8	each	carrots	sliced
4	each	celery stalks	sliced
8	each	pearl onions	white
1-2	cups	tomato juice
1	x	parsley leaves	handful, fresh, finely chopped

Directions

Dredge meat in flour.

Melt butter and oil in large pot; add garlic.

Cook the beef just to rare; remove from pot and refrigerate.

Add wine and bouillon to pan and scrape up bitsstuck to bottom.

Add potato, onion, thyme and bay leaf.

Bring to boil, cover and simmer 1 hour.

Add potatoes, carrots, cerlery and onions; simmer 1/2 hour.

Add tomato juice, as necessary for nice gravy.

Add beef cubes, reheat; toss in parsley and serve.