5/12/2012 Basket - Poor Buggar's Stew

 Poor Buggar's Stew
Uses from this basket: Red potato
Other produce: Carrot, onion

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cups beef broth
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 8 red potatoes, diced
• 2 Tbsp flour or cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp butter
• thyme
• bay leaves
• salt
• pepper

Cook beef and onion in a deep-sided skillet over medium high heat until beef is cooked and onion is translucent.  Add beef broth, carrots, and potatoes.  Cook until the carrots and potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork.  Melt butter and mix with flour/cornstarch to make a slurry.  Add slurry to thicken the sauce.  Season to taste with thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.  Serve topped with cheese if desired (we put goat cheese on ours).