Hearty Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef stew meat ((preferably chuck))
• 2 tablespoons tallow ((or oil of choice))
• 2 medium onions ((yellow), halved and sliced into ¼” semi-circles)
• 3/4 pound carrots ((about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” rounds)
• 8 stalks celery (roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces)
• 3/4 pound parsnip ((about 2 large), roughly chopped into 1/2”-3/4” pieces)
• 8 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 cups red wine ((dry))
• 3 ounces tomato paste ((1/2 can))
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons rosemary ((freshly chopped))
• 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme ((freshly chopped))
• salt to taste