Oven Beef Burgundy

This is a wonderful and easy Beef Stew that cooks in the oven. It takes some time in the oven but could probably be easily adapted to the slow cooker


325 degree oven

2 T. soy sauce
2 T. flour
2 lbs. beef stew meat
4 carrots
2 large onions
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp marjaram
1/4 tsp thyme
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup sliced mushrooms

1. Blend soy sauce with flour in a baking dish which has a capacity of 2 1/2 to 3 quarts.
2. Cut meat into 1 1/2 in. cubes. Add soy sauce mixture and toss to coat the meat cubes.
3. Cut the carrots into chunks, slice onions and add along with the celery, garlic, pepper, marjaram, thyme and red wine to the meat.
4. Stir gently to mix.
5. Cover tightly and oven simmer in slow oven at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
6. Add mushrooms, stir again gently, cover tightly and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours longer or until meat and vegetables are tender.
7. Serve with rice noodles or potatoes.
8. Freezes well.