Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2 pounds stew beef
2 onions sliced
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cups beef broth
2 tablespoon Worcester sauce
2 garlic cloves
2-3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon allspice
4 ribs celery chopped
2 tablespoon cornstarch
3 large russet Potatoes cubed
3 large Carrots sliced

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Directions:

Brown beef in hot oil. Add broth, Worcester sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onions, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice. Cover and simmer 90 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Add carrots and celery. Cover and cook 15 minutes. Add potatoes.  Cook until tender.

To thicken the gravy, remove 2 cups of hot liquid. In a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup of water and corn starch. Mix until smith. Add to the hot liquid. Return to th pot and cook until bubbly.

Serves 4-6.