Everything Is Bigger In Texas . . .

especially the turnovers! Romo and the Cowboys had a visit from the Monsters tonight. Da Bears orchestrated 5 turnovers resulting in a 34-18 victory. There was a lot of cheering and celebrating in this fan cave! The Bears defense and offense both played solid, hard hitting, smart football.

What menu did you choose for this shoot out? I shared some Cowboy Stew with a group of friends tonight. This is a long time favorite recipe courtesy of John Madden. Enjoy!



Cowboy Stew

Ingredients:
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 lbs. stew meat (cut into bite size pieces)
2-3 Tb vegetable oil
2 large onions, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 large clove garlic, pressed
3 large carrots, cubed into bite size pieces
3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed into bite size pieces
1 small turnip, peeled and cubed into bite size pieces
1 small rutabaga, peeled and cubed into bite size pieces
2 cups beef broth
1 cup red wine
1/8 tsp basil
1/8 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp dry mustard
Creole Season Salt (to taste)

Directions:
1.  Combine flour, salt and pepper in large ziploc bag
2.  Add beef cubes and shake well coating all sides with flour mixture
3.  Brown meat in oil in large Dutch oven, working in batches if necessary
4.  Remove meat
5.  Saute onion, celery and garlic in pan drippings for 10 minutes
6.  Add carrots, potatoes, turnip, ruabaga, broth, red wine and seasonings.
7.  Bring to a boil
8.  Add meat. Cover, simmer 1 1/2 hours until meat is tender (add more broth if mixture becomes too thick or dry)
9.  Adjust seasonings by adding salt, pepper or Creole Season Salt to taste