Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds Chuck Beef, in 3/4 inch cubes
• 1/4 cup flour
• salt, pepper
• 2 tbs butter
• medium onion, course chopped
• 3-4 stalks of celery, sliced
• 10 ounces of beer (drink the rest of the bottle)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 medium carrots in 3/4 inch chucks
• 4 medum potatoes in 3/4 inch cubes
• 1 tbs corn starch

Directions:

• mix flour, salt and pepper
• coat beef with the flour
• in a hot 10 inch iron skillet, brown beef in butter
• add the onions and celery, beer.  Simmer covered for 3 hours, stir about every 20 minutes

start:  3 hours later

• add carrots and water, cook about 15 minutes more
• add potatoes, cook about 30 minutes more
• mix the corn starch with a little water, add stirring, a couple of minutes.
• DONE