HEARTY BEEF STEW | COMFORT FOOD | SOUP

Ingredients

• 3 pounds stew meat
• 3 tablespoons light olive oil
• 3/4 cup flour
• kosher salt/pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 shallot, minced
• 6 cups beef stock
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 to 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• few dashes of Worcestershire sauce
• 4 celery stalks, whole
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 4 red potatoes, skin-on and diced
• 1 can white shoepeg corn
• 1 can cut green beans
• 1 can peas
• 1 tablespoon beef broth
• 2 to 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• fresh chopped parsley