BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Coat meat well with 4 tablespoons flour.
• Over medium heat slowly heat shortening in Dutch oven brown meat cubes while on both sides.
• Add 3 cups of water, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, bay leaves, cloves, chopped garlic, and onions.
• Simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Prepare vegetables potatoes carrots and celery; add to meat in Dutch oven.
• Cook on slow until vegetables are tender about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• The last 15 minutes of cook time add drained peas.
• This can be cooked in a crock pot make sure you brown your beef before you put in crock pot. add everything else .
• Cook in crock pot on low for 6 to 8 hours.