Savory Beef Stew

Because I LOVE to cook and try new recipes I'm going to be posting a few. I hope some of you try it out and then tell me what you thought of it. Some of the recipes come by request. So it'll be easy to refer people to FB LOL

INGREDIENTS

* 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
* 1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
* 2 cups water
* 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules (I HIGHLY recommend Superior Touch's "Better than Bouillon")
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
* 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
* 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon salt (I use more than this to taste)
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper (I use more than this to taste)
* 6 small potatoes, quartered
* 6 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
* 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons cold water

DIRECTIONS

1. In a Dutch oven, brown meat in salad dressing over medium heat.
2. Add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
4. Add the potatoes, carrots, green pepper and onion.
5. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
6. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into stew.
7. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
8. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Here's the website for Superior Touch's "Better than Bouillon" Beef Base
I buy it at Ingles and I'm sure it's most everywhere else in the "broth" aisle.
http://www.superiortouch.com/btb.htm