Desperation Beef

• 1 lb beef stew meat
• 2 medium fresh tomatoes
• 1 green pepper (recipe only says green pepper, but I think it's one chopped fine)
• 1 sliced onion (but the recipe specifies chopped fine)
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms (recipe doesn't specify, but this seems reasonable)

1. Cut beef into very small pieces.
2. Brown slightly, add 3/4 cup water and other ingredients cut up into small pieces.
3. Simmer till beef is done.
4. My notes:.
5. * This recipe was written when stew beef was the scribbly bits they cut off of everything else and was about the cheapest meat available.
6. I suppose you could use store-ground beef for the same reason; if so it should be drained before adding the other ingredients.
7. I used "beef for stroganoff" because it was the cheapest cut available that day.
8. The meat is cut small to cook faster.
9. * I think the recipe is calling for 1 green pepper, chopped.
10. * I used the mushrooms undrained for a bit more liquid; it does boil away.
11. * The gravy is like an au-jus when you're done.
12. I thickened it with a tablespoon of cornstarch to make a more substantial gravy.
13. * This is a sort of stove-top stew.
14. It predates Hamburger Helper.
15. It's not a bad recipe, but could do with some tweaking.

beef stew meat, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, mushrooms

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/desperation-beef-494668 (may not work)