GRANDMA'S PORTUGUESE STEW

This recipe comes from Florence Bussey Carson Rodges, June Redo's mother.  Guess what? It is from the box with the added benefit of being delicious and healthy.

1 pound stew meat
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 or 5 carrots, chopped
2 or 3 potatoes, chopped
1  small can tomato sauce
1 can water
1/2 tsp. cloves
salt & pepper to taste

Put in saucepan in the order given, bring to a boil, and simmer at least 2 hours.

This very simple recipe makes a good dinner with French bread and a salad or a cooked leafy green vegetable.  If in Portugal no doubt kale would accompany the stew.

At our house we used leftover cooked meat and then just brought to a boil and simmered for 20 minutes until the onions, potatoes, and carrots cooked.

Portuguese Stew accompanied by a side of spinach.