Subj : BH&G 2412 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Thu Apr 15 2021 18:26:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Country Italian Beef Categories: Beef, Potatoes, Vegetables, Herbs, Wine Yield: 7 Servings 2 lb Beef chuck roast 8 oz Tiny new potatoes; halved or - quartered 2 md Carrots or parsnips; peeled, - into 1" to 2" pieces 1 lg Onion; chopped 1 md Fennel bulb; trimmed, in 1/2 " wedges 1 ts Dried rosemary, crushed 14 oz Can beef broth 1 c Dry red wine 6 oz Can tomato paste 2 tb Quick-cooking tapioca 1/2 ts Ground black pepper 4 cl Garlic; minced 2 c Basil leaves, spinach leaves - or torn fresh escarole Trim fat from meat. Cut meat into 2" pieces. Set aside. In a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker, combine potatoes, carrots or parsnips, onion, and fennel. Add meat; sprinkle with rosemary. In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, wine, tomato paste, tapioca, pepper, and garlic. Pour over mixture in cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, stir in basil. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Better Homes & Gardens | November 2014 MM Format by Dave Drum - 12 November 2014 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... With merely mediocre stock, a satisfactory soup is hopeless. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .