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      Title: Polenta Beef Stew
 Categories: Stew, Beef
      Yield: 8 servings
 
    1/4 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Garlic powder
      1 ts Dried thyme, crushed
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Pepper
      2 lb Boneless beef chuck stead,
           -cut into 1-inch pieces
      2 tb Olive oil
      1 md Onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
      6 cl Garlic, minced
      1 ts Snipped fresh rosemary or
    1/4 ts Dried rosemary, crushed
 14 1/2 oz Can beef broth
  1 1/2 c  Dry red wine
      8 oz Boiling onions
      5 md Carrots, cut into 1-inch
           -chunks
      1    Recipe Polenta (see recipe
           -below)
    1/2 c  Snipped fresh flat-leaf
           -parsley (optional)
    1/2 c  Tomato paste

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      3 c  Milk
      1 c  Cornmeal
      1 c  Water
      1 ts Salt
      2 tb Butter
 
  In a medium bowl stir together, flour, garlic powder, thyme, basil,
  salt, and pepper.  Coat meat with flour mixture.  In a Dutch oven
  brown half the meat in hot oil over medium-high heat.  Remove from
  Dutch oven. Repeat with remaining meat.  Return all meat to pan.  Add
  chopped onion, garlic, and rosemary.  Cook and stir until onion is
  tender but not brown.  Add broth and wine.  Bring to boiling; reduce
  heat.  Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
  
  Add boiling onions and carrots.  Cover and simmer for 30 minutes more
  or until vegetables are tender.  Meanwhile, prepare Polenta.  Just
  before serving, stir parsley and tomato paste into beef stew.  Serve
  in bowls with polenta.  Garnish with flat-leaf parsley, if desired.
  
  To make the polenta:

  In a large saucepan bring milk just to simmer.  In bowl combine
  cornmeal, water, and salt.  Stir cornmeal mixture slowly into hot
  milk. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil.  Reduce heat to
  low.  Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture is thick, stirring
  occasionally.  If too thick, stir in additional milk.  Stir in butter
  until melted. Transfer to serving dish. Ladle beef stew on top.

  From: Ted Badasci
 
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