savory beef stew

Ingredients For savory beef stew

• 1 1/2 lb

  beef chuck roast
• 1 Tbsp

  olive oil
• 1 can 28 oz

  stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 6 md

  carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 md

  potatoes cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 stalk

  celery chopped about 1 cup
• 1 md

  onion sliced
• 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 c

  apple juice
• 2 Tbsp

  dried parsley flakes
• 1 Tbsp

  basil leaves
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 2 clove

  garlic minced
• 1/2 t tsp

  black pepper or to taste
• 2

  bay leaves
• 1/2 c

  warm water