Southern Style Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed, diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen cut okra
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

Directions

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef, and quickly brown on all sides. Pour in the diced tomatoes with green chilies, and stewed tomatoes. Add the okra, lima beans and corn. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium.

Simmer for about 1 hour. Add potatoes, and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes, or until meat is very tender.