Dr. Pepper Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs beef stew meat
3 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons shortening
2 cups beef stock or 2 cups bouillon
2 cups Dr. Pepper cola
2 cups sliced carrots
1 1/2 cups onions, cut into chunks
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)

Preparation

Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper and dust with the flour.
In a large stew kettle, brown meat in the 3 tablespoons shortening until very brown.
Add beef stock or bouillon, Dr. Pepper, carrots, onions and celery.
Cook at a low temperature until meat is very tender, about 2 hours.
Add frozen peas and cook at least 10 minutes longer.