Recipe#6732

Title: Greek Beef Stew

SOURCE: Better Homes & Gardens Quick & Easy Cookbook.
From:The Meades
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 08:01:22 -0500 

   2      cups          Water
   2      tablespoons   Quick cook tapioca
   1 1/2  pounds        Beef stew meat -- 1" cubes
   3      tablespoons   Cooking oil
   2      medium        Onions -- quartered
   8      ounces        Tomato sauce
     1/3  cup           Dry red wine
   1      tablespoon    Brown sugar
   1 1/2  teaspoons     Garlic salt
     1/4  teaspoon      Ground cinnamon
   1                    Bay leaf
   1      cup           Feta cheese -- crumbled
     1/2  cup           Walnut halves
In a bowl, combine the water and tapioca; let stand at least 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a 4 quart Dutch oven, brown the meat cubes in hot oil; drain off fat. Stir in the tapioca mixture, onions, tomato sauce, wine, brown sugar, garlic salt, cinnamon and bay leaf. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer over low heat for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove bay leaf before serving. Ladle stew into serving bowls. Top each serving with some feta cheese and walnut halves.