Venezuelan Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
    1 lb round steak
    1/4 cup flour
    3/4 cup cooked ham, cubed
    2 1/2 ounces chorizo sausage, halved lengthwise then sliced 1/2-inch thick
    1 (4 ounce) package pepperoni, sliced
    1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped
    1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
    1/4 cup celery, chopped
    1 cup beef broth
    1/4 cup sherry wine
    1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro, minced
    1 1/2 teaspoons steak sauce (A1 sauce preferred)
    1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
    1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
    1 1/2 cups potatoes, peeled cubed
    1 cup white pearl onion
    1/2 cup carrot, sliced
    1 cup frozen peas
Preparation
    In a dutch oven, cook bacon until crispy. Set aside but reserve drippings.
    Trim fatty edges from round steak and then cube steak into 1 inch pieces. Toss beef meat with flour to coat.
    Brown beef in the drippings. Drain fat and then stir in next 13 ingredients. Bring to a boil then reduce heat.
    Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add potatoes, onions and carrots. Cover and cook for 35 more minutes. Stir in the peas the last 5 minutes.
    Sprinkle with bacon.

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