Oven Baked Beef Stew
["1 lb. beef stew meat", "salt and pepper", "flour", "2 medium onions, chopped", "1 3/4 c. water", "1 can tomato soup", "1 c. canned peas", "1 small bay leaf", "2 whole cloves", "1 stalk celery", "4 carrots", "3 medium potatoes"]
["Cut meat into 1 inch cubes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dredge with flour.", "Melt shortening in skillet, and brown meat in it.", "Transfer meat to a 2-quart casserole.", "Lightly brown onion in hot shortening, add to meat.", "Heat water with tomato soup, pour over meat.", "Add seasonings and sliced celery.", "Cover, bake in 325\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.", "Add sliced carrots, potatoes (cut in eighths), add peas.", "Sprinkle with salt and pepper, mix with beef and gravy.", "Cover and bake 1 hour.", "Serves 4."]
["beef stew meat", "salt", "flour", "onions", "water", "tomato soup", "peas", "bay leaf", "cloves", "celery", "carrots", "potatoes"]