Stew

Salt and pepper meat and then flour each piece. In a HOT pan with the oil, brown meat on both sides. Once the meat is brown on both sides put them into the crock pot.

Take half of the can of beef broth and pour it into the pan and stir around over medium heat. I do this because it gets all the yummy bits off the pan along with the flour which helps make the gravy nice and thick.

Add the broth and the all ingredients except for egg noodles into the the crock pot. Mix it all around and add a little more salt and pepper and cook all day.

If you start this in the morning put temperature on low. If you start at noon like me then cook it on high until dinnertime. The tomato sauce and beef broth make for a very good rich gravy.

During the last 20 minutes of stew cooking boil some water in a medium pot. Add egg noodles cook for about 6 minutes or according to your package instructions. Drain noodles and add some to each bowl. Ladle stew over egg noodles.

I love to put my stew over egg noodles but you can use rice or even mashed potatoes. I like all three. Give it a try and let me know what you think.