Oven Stew

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 Tbsp. margarine
• 1/4 c. minced celery
• 1/4 c. thinly sliced green pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 c. sliced onion
• 2 lb. beef stew meat or round steak
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 fresh tomato, peeled and diced (canned tomato, well drained may be substituted)
• 1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained
• 2 c. beef broth or water
• 1/2 c. dry red wine (cooking red sherry substitute)
• 1/2 c. pimento-stuffed, sliced olives