Winter Warm-up Beef Simmer

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 6 bacon, slices cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 lbs beef chunk roast, trimmed cut into 2 1/2-inch in pieces
• 8 medium red potatoes, halved
• 3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 medium onions, halved
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, halved
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 cup apple juice
• 10 1/2 ounces beef broth
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325*f.
• 2 in dutch oven place onions, bacon and roast. cook over med-high heat, stirring occasionally until bacon and roast are browned.
• 3 stir in vegetables.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients, cover, bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 uncover continue baking, stirring occasionally for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until roast is fork tender.