Ingredients
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10 ounces beef consomme
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4 lbs stew meat
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1 tablespoon garlic salt
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons black pepper, ground
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1 tablespoon onion powder
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1 tablespoon dried dill weed
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3/4 tablespoon basil
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1/2 teaspoon thyme
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2 bay leaves
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1/2 teaspoon savory
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1/2 cup cornstarch
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2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms, pieces and parts
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lots egg noodles
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some poppy seed
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64 ounces V8 vegetable juice
Instructions
- Brown meat very lightly, but do not cook all the way through.
- Add all herbs and liquids.
- Simmer on low or in a crockpot for at least 3 hours, though not more than 18.
- A half hour before serving, mix cornstarch with juice from the cans of chopped mushrooms.
- Add liquid and mushrooms to stew; allow to thicken.
- In a seperate pot, sauté almonds, melt extra butter, and add cooked egg noodles.
- Sprinkle with poppy seeds.
- Serve stew on bed of noodles.