Spicy Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. lean beef chuck, cut in cubes
2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. sugar
2 to 4 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. chili powder
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. thyme
4 whole cloves
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can whole tomatoes
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can beef broth
1 (12 oz.) can V-8 juice
6 potatoes, cubed
6 carrots, sliced
6 small onions, peeled
1 c. frozen peas
1 dried whole red pepper (hot)

Preparation

Brown meat slowly in
Dutch
oven
with
oil.
Sprinkle with sugar and brown until
well
seared.
Dust with flour and continue to brown.
Add
seasonings,
bay
leaf, cloves, tomatoes, chopped onion and
green
pepper.
Add broth, V-8 juice, Tabasco sauce and dried whole
red pepper.
Cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until
meat
is tender.
Remove red pepper. Add vegetables except peas
and
simmer
30 minutes.
Add peas and simmer 15 minutes. Serve with baking powder biscuits.