Beery Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 lb. stew meat, in 1-inch cubes
1/2 c. olive oil
2 lb. onions, peeled and sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 can beer (giant size)
boiling water
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. steak sauce
1/2 tsp. bay leaf, crumbled
1 tsp. dried thyme
2 lb. potatoes, pared and quartered
4 medium carrots, in chunks
parsley

Preparation

Coat cubed meat in flour with salt and pepper; set aside.
In a large pot, heat 1/4 cup olive oil and saute onion and garlic until soft, 5 minutes.
Remove onions from pot; add rest of olive oil and heat.
Add the floured meat, browning it well on all sides.
Return onion mixture to meat, the beer, 3 sauces and herbs.
Mix well and bring mixture to boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.