Mean Beef Stew

I had some stew meat leftover from another recent project and decided to make into beef stew, which is not usually a dish that I care for.  But this one turned out awesomely!  It is a combination of my mother's recipe and one of Paula Deen's. :)

Ingredients 

1-1.5 lbs beef stew meat
2 tbsp canola oil
15 oz can tomato sauce
2 cup water (or so)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 tsp allspice
1 medium onion, chopped
3 large carrots, sliced
4 (red or yellow) potatoes, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
15 oz can diced or stew tomatoes

Directions

Brown meat in hot oil. Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, chili powder salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice. Cover and simmer 1 hour.  Add carrots, potatoes, onions, and celery. Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer. Add tomatoes toward end of cooking.  Simmer on low until ready to eat.

I used about 1.5 cups of tomatoes from my garden that I had in the freezer. :)  Next time I will maybe double the recipe and have some for the freezer.  Delicious!