Estofado
["1 lb. beef stew meat, cut in 1-inch cubes", "1 Tbsp. cooking oil", "1 c. dry red wine", "1 (8 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up", "1 large onion, sliced 1/4-inch thick", "1 green pepper, cut in strips", "1/4 c. raisins", "1/4 c. dried apricots, halved", "1 1/2 tsp. salt", "1/8 tsp. pepper", "1 clove garlic, minced", "1 tsp. dried basil", "1 tsp. dried thyme", "1 tsp. dried tarragon", "1 bay leaf", "1/2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms", "1/4 c. sliced pitted ripe olives", "1 c. cold water", "1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour", "hot, cooked rice"]
["In 10-inch skillet, brown beef cubes in hot oil.", "Stir in wine, undrained tomatoes, onion, green pepper, raisins, apricots, salt, pepper and garlic.", "In a cheesecloth bag, combine basil, thyme, tarragon and bay leaf.", "Add to meat mixture and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.", "Stir mushrooms and olives into stew. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes more.", "Discard herb bag.", "Blend cold water with flour; stir into stew.", "Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.", "Serve over rice.", "Makes 6 servings."]
["beef stew meat", "cooking oil", "red wine", "tomatoes", "onion", "green pepper", "raisins", "dried apricots", "salt", "pepper", "clove garlic", "basil", "thyme", "tarragon", "bay leaf", "mushrooms", "olives", "cold water", "flour"]