3 Hour Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. round steak or stew meat, cubed
1 medium size bay leaf
1/2 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
1 tsp. green pepper flakes
1 clove minced garlic or 1/4 tsp. powder
1/2 medium chopped onion
1/4 tsp. chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Brown meat
well.
Cover
with
water and add all other seasonings.
Simmer on top of stove or in oven at 300\u00b0 to 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Add carrots,
1
big
stalk
of
celery and green beans. Cook another hour.
Add
water
as needed to keep meat and vegetables covered.
Put
in
potatoes
and green peas the last 40 minutes or until
potatoes
are
done.
Mix
flour and water to thin paste and thicken stew to desired consistency.