Pennyhal

Beef Pot Pie

2lbs ruond steak, cut in cubes or stew meat
salt, pepper
Flour
4 tbs oil
2 tbs butter
4 cloves garlic peeled
1 lb mushrooms cut in halv
1 4oz can diced green chiles, oil and all
1/4 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp dill weed
1 cup red table wine or beef broth
1 tbs wine vingar
2 cups cooked artichoke hearts -I use the frozen ones

Sprinkly meat with salt and pepper, roll in flour. In a large heavy frying pan (I use a teflon pan to brown meat then trasfer to a stew pot) combine oil and butter with garlic. Brown meat. Set meat aside and discard garlic.

Add mushrooms to pan, cover and simmer for about 7 minutes. Add chilies. Return meat to pan; add marjoram, dill weed, wine and vinegar. Cover and simmer very slowly for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add artichoke hearts. Heat and serve.

Freezes well.