Ingredients for - Oven-Baked Beef Stew

1. Flour, or as needed ¼ cup
2. Cubed beef stew meat ¾ pound
3. Olive oil 2 tablespoons
4. Onion, chopped 1
5. Celery, chopped 1 stalk
6. Carrots, peeled and chopped 4
7. Garlic, minced 4 cloves
8. Beef broth 2 cups
9. Bay leaves 2
10. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2

How to cook deliciously - Oven-Baked Beef Stew

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Pour flour into a shallow bowl and turn beef in flour, shaking meat to remove excess flour. Heat oil in an ovenproof casserole dish over high heat. Brown beef cubes in hot oil in batches on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a plate.

3 . Stage

Add onion, celery, and carrots to the casserole dish, reduce heat to medium, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in broth. Return beef to the casserole dish and stir in bay leaves. Cover casserole.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until beef is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving and season with salt and pepper.