Braised Beef Stew - Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (50mL) vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 pounds (907g) beef stewing meat cut in 1 to 1½ inch size
• ¼ cup (50mL) flour
• 1 tbsp (15mL) butter
• 1 medium size onion, finely diced
• 1 medium size carrot, finely diced
• 2 celery stalks, finely diced
• 1 tbsp (15mL) Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp (5mL) salt
• ½ tsp (2.5mL) ground pepper
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• ½ bottle (375 ml) red wine
• 5 cups (1.13L) beef broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 medium size potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 medium size carrots, cut into bite-size pieces
• ½ medium size turnip, cut into bite-size pieces