Irish Beef Stew with Guinness - A better choice!

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 3 Bay leaves
• 1 kg Beef stew meat, cut into 2″ cubes
• 1 Lg Onion, peeled and cut 1/4 inch slices
• 4 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 Tbsp Plain flour
• 1/4 Cup Beef stock
• 1/2 Cup Guinness stout, (or substitute for more of the beef stock)
• 2 Tbsp Fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 Tbsp Fresh thyme leaves
• 2 Tbsp Fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 2 Lg Carrots, coarsely sliced
• 3 Celery stalks, roughly sliced
• 1 Kg Potatoes, washed and cut into 1 inch chunks