Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. lean beef, cut into cubes
1/4 c. flour
2 Tbsp. oil
1 c. chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
2/3 c. diced celery
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. rosemary
1/4 tsp. each black pepper, thyme and oregano
1/2 c. dry red wine
1 c. water
4 medium potatoes, quartered
4 c. sliced carrots

Preparation

Coat beef
with
flour\tand brown in oil in large Dutch oven. Add
onion\tand
garlic
and
cook until vegetables are softened. Pour off any fat.
Add water, wine, celery, parsley and all spices.
Cover
and
simmer 1 hour.
Add potatoes and carrots and simmer 45 minutes longer.
Add a little water, if needed.