Beef Stew With Dried Porcini Mushrooms And White Win

• 2 1/4 pounds beef stew meat cut into 5 cm pieces
• 1/2 cup white wine
• thyme
• 1 onion
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 5/8 cup dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 3/8 tablespoons butter

1. Peel the onion and chop it roughly. Melt the butter in a casserole and add the onion . Leave it to cook on a moderate heat until soft but not coloured . Add the beef to the onion , thyme, leave it to colour lightly ,during 5 minutes . Sprinkle with the flour and stir to combine , add the white wine and increase the heat during 3/4 minutes . Tip into the casserole with the water (the water must recover slightly the pieces of meat ) . Check the seasoning bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes then stir into the casserole covert to a moderate heat , stirring occasionally.
2. In a bowl , soak the dried porcini mushrooms in hot water for about 30 minutes . Drain and add in the casserole 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time .
3. You could serve this stew with rice , pasta , polenta or millet seeds .

beef stew meat, white wine, thyme, onion, flour, porcini mushrooms, butter

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/-BEEF-STEW-WITH-DRIED-PORCINI-MUSHROOMS-AND-WHITE-WIN-981025 (may not work)