Beef and Guinness stew – The Spice Way - Nature with Benefits

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef chuck, cut into I-inch cubes
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato powder (or tomato paste)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (14.9 oz) can Guinness stout (or other stout beer)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced