Biscuit-Topped Beef Stew

Title:
Biscuit-Topped Beef Stew

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Stews




Ingredients:





    12 oz Boneless beef top round


          -steak, cut into 1/2-inch


          -cubes


     2 tb All-purpose flour


          Nonstick spray coating


     1 lg Onion; chopped (1 cup)


     3 md Potatoes; cubed


     1 cn (14 1/2-ounce) Italian-style


          -stewed tomatoes


   1/3 c  (1/2 of 6 oz can) low-sodium


          -tomato paste


     2 ts Instant beef bouillon


          -granules


     1 tb Sugar


     1 ts Dried thyme; crushed


     1 ts Worcestershire sauce


     1    Bay leaf


     1 c  Eggplant; peeled, cubed


          Sour Cream Biscuits (see


          -recipe, below)


   1/3 c  Reduced-fat dairy sour cream


     2 ts Milk


     1 ts Sesame seed; (optional)






 Combine meat and 1 tablespoon of the flour in a plastic bag; shake to coat


 meat. Spray a cold Dutch oven with nonstick coating; heat over medium heat.


 Add meat and onion; cook until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Add potatoes,


 undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon granules, sugar,


 thyme,Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaf. Stir in 2 1/2 cups water. Bake,


 covered, in a 350' oven for 1 hour. Add eggplant. Cover and bake for 30


 minutes more.


 


 Meanwhile, prepare Sour Cream Biscuits.


 


 Remove stew from oven; increase oven temperature to 425'. Discard bay leaf.


 Combine sour cream and remaining I tablespoon flour; stir into stew. Brush


 biscuits with milk. Sprinkle with sesame seed, if desired. Arrange biscuits


 atop stew. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until biscuits are


 golden. Serves 6.


 


 Sour Cream Biscuits: Stir together 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour and 1 1/2


 teaspoons baking powder Cut in 1/4 cup margarine or butter until mixture


 resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup reduced fat dairy sour cream and


 1/4 cup skim milk. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface 8 to 10 times.


 Roll or pat to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough into circles with a 2-inch


 biscuit cutter. Makes 12 biscuits.


 


 NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING: 412 calories, 21 g protein, 52 g carbohydrate,


 14 g fat, 46 mg cholesterol, 4 g dietary fiber, 804 mg sodium.


 


 Recipe by: Better Homes & Gardens


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #871 by "Nitro_II "


 
on Oct 27, 97