Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. top boneless round steak
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
3/4 c. chopped onion
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 c. water
1/2 c. finely chopped carrots
1/4 c. finely chopped celery
2 Tbsp. minced parsley
1/8 tsp. dried whole thyme
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
2 c. cubed potatoes
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. each: chopped onion and peas

Preparation

Trim fat from steak.
Cut into 1-inch cubes.
Combine flour and pepper.
Dredge meat in flour mixture, reserving the excess. Cook meat, 3/4 cup onion and reserved flour mixture in oil in a Dutch oven over low heat until meat is lightly browned.
Add water and next five ingredients.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Stir in potato, 1 cup carrot and 1 cup onion.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Add peas and cook 10 minutes. Yields 6 cups. Preparation time is 2 hours.