Southern Style Beef Stew

This Southern-style beef stew recipe uses stew meat, such as arm-shoulder, okra, lima beans, and corn, plus two kinds of tomatoes — stewed and with chiles.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 373 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen cut okra
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed, diced tomatoes
• 1.5 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef; quickly brown on all sides. Add stewed tomatoes, tomatoes with chiles, okra, lima beans, and corn. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium; simmer for 1 hour.

Step 2

Add potatoes; simmer until beef is very tender, about 30 minutes more.