Mrs Mcmaster's Irish Stew

• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 12 cup flour (or enough to coat meat)
• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 12 cups water
• 3 -4 small onions, whole peeled
• 3 -4 white potatoes, peeled and chunked
• 1 -2 sweet potato, peeled and chunked
• 1 -2 carrot, peeled and chunked

1. Coat meat well with flour.
2. In Dutch oven, melt butter and brown meat.
3. Brown thoroughly, almost to the point of charring.
4. Add tomato sauce, water, and onions.
5. Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
6. Add remaining ingredients and cook another hour, stirring occasionally.
7. Check gravy thickness and add water as needed.

beef, flour, butter, tomato sauce, water, onions, sweet potato, carrot

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mrs-mcmasters-irish-stew-200995 (may not work)