Quick Simple Beef Stew

• 0.5 pounds Lean Stewing Beef
• 10 Peeld Baby Carrots
• 2 Medium Red Potatoes (about 2/3 lb)
• 1 Medium Onion
• 3 tablespoons Quick Oats
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter

1. Wash potatoes and cut into bite size. Peel and halve onion and slice thinly.
2. In a large pot, heat olive oil and saute onion over medium heat until tender. Add beef, carrots and potatoes and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add 2 cups water and bring to boiling.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender removing the scum periodically.
4. Stir in oats and salt. Simmer for another 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
5. Lastly, add butter to the pot. When the butter is melted, turn off the heat and put the stew into each serving bowl.

stewing beef, carrots, red potatoes, onion, oats, salt, olive oil, butter

Taken from food52.com/recipes/25760-quick-simple-beef-stew (may not work)