Oven Baked Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beef stew meat
salt and pepper
flour
2 medium onions, chopped
1 3/4 c. water
1 can tomato soup
1 c. canned peas
1 small bay leaf
2 whole cloves
1 stalk celery
4 carrots
3 medium potatoes

Preparation

Cut meat into 1 inch cubes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dredge with flour.
Melt shortening in skillet, and brown meat in it.
Transfer meat to a 2-quart casserole.
Lightly brown onion in hot shortening, add to meat.
Heat water with tomato soup, pour over meat.
Add seasonings and sliced celery.
Cover, bake in 325\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Add sliced carrots, potatoes (cut in eighths), add peas.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper, mix with beef and gravy.
Cover and bake 1 hour.
Serves 4.