Italian Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. chuck or round
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, cut up
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 c. water
1 c. carrots, diced
1 c. celery, diced
2 c. diced potatoes
1 Tbsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Place beef in a skillet with the onion and brown about 15 minutes.
Add tomatoes, sauce, water, carrots and celery and cook about 1 1/2 hours.
Put the diced potatoes in the last 30 minutes. Serves about 12.