Italian Beef Stew Recipe - Mama Mancini's

Ingredients

• 2.5-3 lbs beef chuck stew meat cut into small cubes seasoned with salt and pepper
• 6-garlic cloves smashed
• 1/2-cup minced onion
• 2-medium yellow onions quartered
• 4-carrots cleaned cut into quarters
• 2-celery stalks cut into 1” pieces
• 4-large red potatoes quartered
• 1-cup of frozen peas
• 1-cup dry red wine chianti is good
• 1-qt beef or chicken stock
• 1/2-cup of tomato sauce
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1-tbs of flour
• 2-bay leaves
• 1/4-cup vegetable oil
• 2-tbs tomato paste