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Comfort Beef Stew - Recipe Cost

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Ingredients	Per Serving Qty	Common Price	Price per Serving
5 Tbsp all-purpose flour	2 1/2 teaspoons	$2.99 per 5 pounds	$0.01
1/2 tsp salt	0.08 teaspoon	$2.91 per 16 ounces	$0.00
2 1/2 pounds beef stew meat (in 1 inch chunks)	6 2/3 oz	$2.00 per 10 ounces	$1.33
2 Tbsp butter or margarine	1 teaspoon	$3.99 per 16 ounces	$0.04
2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil	1 1/4 teaspoons	$3.00 per 48 fluid ounces	$0.01
4 cups beef stock or broth	2/3 cup	$1.29 per 14 1/2 ounces	$0.50
2 cloves garlic, halved	1/3 garlic cloves	$4.00 per pound	$0.01
3 cups baby carrots	1/2 cup	$2.79 per pound	$0.73
1 large yellow onion, chopped	1/6 onion	$0.79 per pound	$0.04
3 Tbsp tomato paste	1 1/2 teaspoons	$1.29 per 6 ounces	$0.06
4 medium new potatoes, unpeeled, quartered	2/3 potatoes	$1.09 per pound	$0.34
2 cups of Jasmine rice	1/3 cup	$4.19 per 80 ounces	$0.11
Total per Serving			$3.20
Total Recipe			$19.19