savory beef stew

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 can 28 ounces stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 6 medium carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 medium potatoes cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 stalks celery chopped about 1 cup
• 1 medium onion sliced
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 1 tablespoon basil leaves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 t teaspoon black pepper or to taste
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1/2 cup warm water