Recipe Deluxe French Beef Stew (Soup)

Required Ingredients:

• 3 slices bacon
• 2 pounds beef stew meat
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• strip of orange peel
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 1/2 cups pickled pearl onions, drained
• 3/4 pound fresh button mushrooms, halved
• 1/2 cup pitted black olives
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed and drained

Preparing/Cooking:

• Place bacon strips in a stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Cook until browned and crisp.
• Set bacon aside, and brown the beef cubes in bacon fat.
• Gradually stir in the wine, scraping up any browned bits as you stir.
• Dissolve the bouillon cube in boiling water, and pour into the pan.
• Add garlic, thyme, minced onion, salt and orange peel.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for one hour, until meat is tender.
• Dissolve cornstarch in cold water, and pour into the soup.
• When soup has thickened, add the peas, onions, olives and mushrooms.
• Cook until heated through, and serve.

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