I don’t think I’ve ever stewed anything before but stew meat was cheap and I’m nothing if not stingy so here we are….

Step one is to salt, pepper, and season the beef… I used oregano, (because thyme, majoram, savory, and basil are spices of the devil, but you can use them if you have them).

I have to err on the side of the joy of cooking on this one because I’ll be damned if I understand how this helped make a bomb stew, but then I covered the beef in flour…

Beef McNuggets... I'm loving it.

Then brown the beef in bacon fat and remove from pan…

I cannot stress enough how important bacon fat is as a cooking ingredient...

Chopped up one carrot, one celery, one onion, and 4 cloves of garlic, sauteed them in the bacon fat as well…

This is called a "mirepoix" in cullinary terms. No, I cannot pronounce it.

Added the beef back in with 3 cups of beef broth, more oregano (or your devil spices) and some beer… Simmered for an hour and a half….

Beer is good for cooking, drinking while cooking, and drinking while eating what you cooked. Mmmmm Beer!

Added 3 carrots and 3 potatoes (peeled, because skin is for suckers) cut up into big pieces, cooked for 30 more minutes…

For the record, it is difficult to take a picture and stir a stew at the same time

Finally, to thicken the soup up a bit, whisk in 2 tablespoons butter and two tablespoons flour and … stew!

I mean... its a stew. Its not photogenic, its tasty.