Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 3 pounds stewing beef fat trimmed
• 2 each onions chopped
• 2 each garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 13 cup red wine dry
• 13 cup flour, all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 quart beef stock
• 12 ounces beer one can or bottle
• 2 each potatoes russet baking potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
• 4 each carrots sliced 1/2 inch thick
• 2 cups cabbage coarsley chopped
• 1 cup celery coarsley chopped
• 2 each bay leaves
• 1 x salt