Beef Veggie Stew [AFM]

We received a package of four "ribeye steaks" from Angel Food Ministries with our June order. I finally got two of them defrosted and tried to pan-sear them for a beef salad. Unfortunately, I found them very...flimsy. They also seemed a little watery and had a ring of tough tissue around the edges. (Is that a bit too much information?)

I realized that these things couldn't be used in the traditional way I would cook steak. Not wanting to make them go to waste, I decided to go the soup route--or rather the stew route.



Beef Veggie Stew
4 x 6 oz. Ribeye Steaks (cubed)
4 potatoes (medium-sized; cubed with fat trimmed)
diced veggies (celery, carrots, onions)
frozen, mixed veggies
brown gravy mix (dry)
cracked pepper
water

Place diced potatoes in the bottom of a crock pot. Sprinkle with gravy mix. Add veggies. Sprinkle more gravy mix. Add cubed meat. Sprinkle with pepper and gravy mix. (Yes, I have a brown gravy mix shaker.)

Fill pot with water to nearly the top of the pile of ingredients.

Cook on high for 4-5 hours, stirring every couple hours if you can. Serve over rice if you want a carb overload, or just serve with crackers.

By the way, a bag of rice also came with our Angel Food order. Yay!