Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. beef, cut into 1-inch pieces
flour, salt, pepper and oil
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 c. diced onion
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. celery seed
4 carrots, sliced
4 potatoes, sliced
1/2 c. peas
1/4 c. parsley
4 c. boiling water

Preparation

Roll
meat
in mixture of 4 tablespoons of flour, salt, pepper and
garlic.
Brown
in
oil.
Add
onions.
Cook for 4 minutes. Remove
meat.
Add
2 tablespoons of oil and brown 2 tablespoons of
flour
in
it.
Slowly add 4 cups of water and mix until thickened.
Add 1 teaspoon salt, meat, bay leaf and celery seed. Cover
and
simmer
for 2 hours.
Add 1 teaspoon salt, carrots and potatoes.
Cook until vegetables are tender. Add peas and parsley.