Pauls Deen's Beef Stew

By MauiDreaming

Old-time beef stew

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. beef cubed into 1-inch pieces
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cups water
• 1 Tbsp. worchestershire sauce
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 medium onion sliced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• Dash of ground cloves or allspice
• 3 large carrots sliced
• 3 ribs celery chopped
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch + 1/4 cup cold water (to thicken gravy)

Preparation

Step 1

Brown meat in hot oil. Add remaining ingredients, except carrots and celery. Cover and simmer 1+1/2 hours. Remove bay leaves. Add carrots and celery. cover and cook another 45 minutes, until vegetables are tender. To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups of hot liquid. Using a separate bowl, combine cornstarch mixture with hot liquid and return to pot, stir and cook until bubbly and thick.