Beef stew recipe without wine on the stove in a Dutch Oven is great. You can get tender beef stew meat with vegetables and a thick gravy for dinner this way.
Rinse and pat dry the beef pieces, cut into 1 inch pieces. Put in a bowl, add salt, pepper and olive oil. Stir. Fry the beef in portions in a hot pan so that a fried crust forms over the entire surface of the beef. Transfer the fried beef to a saucepan or Dutch oven.
Pour the broth, Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce into the pan you fried the stew meat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Pour this into the stew pan with the beef.
Add bay leaves and garlic, cover the pot and stew on low heat for 1 hour.
At that time add your sliced onion, carrots, and celery into a hot skillet. Fry on medium heat for 5-6 minutes, add that into your pot.
Wash baby potatoes and cut into halves. Fry for 7-8 minutes on medium heat, then transfer to your pot. Mix everything thoroughly and leave to simmer on low heat for another 30 minutes with the lid on.
Stir after 15 minutes. Mix flour in 2 tbsp of water and pour into the saucepan you've been browning things in. If there is not enough broth, add more (broth or water) to create a roux to thicken your stew.
Pour this into your pot and cover again for last 15 minutes or until your meat and potatoes are as tender as you want.