American-Asian Beef Stew

EASY AMERICAN-ASIAN STEW

I call this stew American Asian because it has stew seasoning mix, Asian star aniseeds and
Chinese 5 spices to it.

1 ½ lbs of beef stew
1 pg of Safeway stew seasoning mix
1/2 t of Chinese 5 spices powder
2 star aniseeds
1 T of onion soup mix
1/2 t of salt
2 cups of chopped carrot
1 small onion chopped
3 stalks of celery chopped
6 cups of water

In a medium pot put 2 T of olive oil and sear the meat on both sides till golden brown
Then add stew mix, 5 spices, star aniseeds onion soup mix and 6 cups of water
Cook for 25 minutes then
Add carrot and cook for 25 minutes
Add celery and salt
Cook till the carrot and meat are soft about 1 ½ hours
I cook this stew till it is thicken then turn the heat off
Serve hot or warm with any kind of bread like sourdough ect….

Enjoy!