Old-Fashioned Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat
2 c. water
12 oz. can beer
6 oz. can tomato paste
1/2 c. regular barley
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 c. carrot slices
2 c. celery slices

Preparation

Cut meat into 1-inch cubes.
Combine all ingredients except carrots and celery in a 4-quart Dutch oven; mix well.
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer about 1 hour.
Add vegetables; continue cooking about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Yields eight 1-cup servings.