Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 or 3 Tbsp. olive oil
meat
garlic
pepper
2 c. beef broth
2 c. water
1 pkg. onion soup mix
bay leaf
spices to taste
carrots
potatoes
turnips
onions
3/4 c. barley
string beans or peas (optional)

Preparation

Take olive oil in bottom of pan.
Sprinkle meat with garlic and pepper.
Cook until meat is browned.
Add beef broth, water, onion soup mix, bay leaf and spices to taste.
Add carrots, potatoes, turnips, onions and barley.
Can add string beans or peas at the very end of cooking.
Bring to boil, then simmer for a couple of hours.