Brown Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

vegetable oil cooking spray
1 lb lean stewing beef
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 (14 ounce) can low sodium beef broth
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup carrot, sliced diagonally
1 medium onion, sliced
1 medium jalapeno, chopped small (optional)
1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained
4 medium potatoes, scrubbed and each cut in 6 pieces

Preparation

Mix together in a bowl, dry mustard, cornstarch, adobo seasoning, salt and pepper; add stew beef and stir to coat.
Spray a large non stick frypan generously with veggie spray and heat to medium. Add stew meat mixture and cook, stirring for 3 or 4 minutes; add beef broth and mix well. Add celery, carrots, onion, drained tomatoes and jalapeno if using. Mix well and bring to simmer; cover and let simmer for 1 hour. Add potato pieces and continue simmering covered for 30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
(You can add the potatoes to the stew meat mixture or boil the potatoes separately and serve the stew over them, or boil and mash them, your choice).