Margaret's Beef Stew

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons oleo (margarine or butter)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup catsup (ketchup)
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 lb stewing beef, cubed
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 -5 carrots, scrubbed and sliced
• 3 -4 potatoes, scrubbed and diced
• 1/4 cup barley
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 combine oleo and flour in a pot with a heavy bottom over low heat, or a crockpot on low.
• 2 add catsup and boiling water.
• 3 add beef, onions, vegetables, and barley.
• 4 bring to boil and simmer until beef is tender or,
• 5 in crockpot, simmer all day on low.