Beef Stew

Directions

1. 1
   Coat meat lightly with flour and brown in oil (or you can stick the coated meat on a broiler pan and brown it in the oven (saves time and has the added option of not being fried in oil).
2. 2
   Put meat in stew pan (I used a large turkey roasting covered pan), add carrot chunks, potatoe chunks and onion.
3. 3
   Add enough water to cover everything and put in the oven at 350F (180C).
4. 4
   for 2 1/2 hours.
5. 5
   After the stew has been in the oven for approx.
6. 6
   2 1/2 hours add the packaged dry gravy (no need to mix it with water -- there should be enough water in the stew.