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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In shallow bowl, combine flour, salt thyme, pepper, and rosemary. Coat beef cubes lightly with flour mixture, reserving any remaining flour mixture to thicken stew. | 2. In Dutch oven or stock pot, heat margarine over medium heat. Brown beef cubes on all sides in batches. Add leeks, garlic and mushrooms to browned beef; cook until leeks are soft, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in broth, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in tomato paste; mix well. | 3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. | 4. To thicken, whisk 2-3 tablespoons cold water into reserved flour mixture until smooth. Gradually whisk into bubbling stew. Cook and stir until sauce thickens. | 5. VARIANCE: | 6. Beef and Portobello Pot Pie: Spoon cooled stew into shallow 6 cup casserole. Brush top edge of casserole with slightly beaten egg white. Roll out half a (397g) package, defrosted purchased puff pastry to a size that is 1-inch larger than casserole diameter. Place pastry over stew, sealing pastry to edge of casserole. Cut steam vents into pasty. Bake in 400F oven for 30-35 minutes, or until filling bubbles, and pastry is puffed and golden. (If stew is made ahead and refrigerated, increase baking time by 10-15 minutes). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
flour	1/3	cup		192.76	42.2018	3.1337	0.7479
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
rosemary	1/4	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.2292	0.0362	0.0058	0.0103
stewing beef	1		cut	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
margarine	1	tablespoon		101.37899999999999	0.1269	0.1269	11.3505
leek	1/2	cup	chopped	27.145	6.2968	0.6675	0.1335
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
portabella mushroom	4	cups	chopped	75.68	13.3128	7.2584	1.204
beef broth	3	cups		50.4	0.28800000000000003	8.208	1.584
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.