Lori's Beef And Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into bite size pieces
• 6 cups water (approx)
• beef bouillon cube (i use knorr or maggie)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the cubed beef in a medium sized pot. add water. include the bouillon cube. cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 2 separate the meat from the broth and keep the liquid hot.
• 3 in a skillet on medium heat melt the butter, sauté the onions until transparent then add garlic. continue until you can just smell the garlic aroma.
• 4 sprinkle in the flour and cook until slightly brown. using a whisk, pour in the hot broth until the sauce is smooth and thickened. place the meat in the gravy and continue cooking covered on low for another 1/2 hour.
• 5 peak in and stir every so often adding water if needed to get the desired gravy consistency that you prefer.
• 6 taste for salt and pepper. add freshly grated nutmeg to taste if using.
• 7 i have served this over potato dumplings (packaged or homemade), rice, mashed potatoes, noodles.