International Beef Stew

"I tried this recipe for company - 4 adults and 2 children. The children ate but were a bit slow with praise. The adults loved it. Only problem with this is that there's WAY too much rosemary. Also..." See more, there must be a misprint, because there's NO WAY you can make this with 8 cups of water. My Dutch oven only allowed me to put in 3 and that was more than enough. To compensate for the overwhelming flavor of rosemary - because that's all we could taste - we added more crushed tomatoes and beef broth. Next time I made it I will use only a taste of rosemary. But it was simple and very flavorful. Thanks."

"Way too much water to be called a stew, so I called it beef soup and the family loved it. I decreased the rosemary and added other spices my family likes. If you want a stew, I'd only add water to ..." See morecover the meat and veggies and I'd add some flour or cornstarch, if needed, a half-hour before serving. This is a keeper because it's so easy and the meat is so tender."

"Excellent Stew! I followed the other recommendations and used less rosemary, way less, only 1/2 teaspoon. I also coated the stew meat in flour and browned in 1/4 cup of butter. I'll make this again..." See more."