Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. fairly lean beef
2 Tbsp. vinegar
5 carrots
2 sticks celery
2 medium onions
1 bay leaf
5 to 6 medium potatoes
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
2 Tbsp. bacon drippings
2 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Cut beef into cubes.
Cook
beef
in
a
skillet
until brown. Cut carrots, celery
into
chunks, chop up the onions. Salt and pepper to
taste.
Put
vegetables into saucepan with browned beef, add water
to
cover.
When
partly
cooked, add potatoes (cut into chunks).
Boil
until meat and potatoes are fully cooked, then add tomato paste.
Stir in and let cook for about 5 minutes.
In
skillet
put
bacon drippings and flour. Stir until flour is browned.
Add to stew to thicken.