Mom's Beef Stew

• 2 lbs beef tips
• 10 -12 potatoes
• 3 celery ribs
• 3 large carrots
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato soup
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 5 tablespoons pepper
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 8 tablespoons seasoning salt

1. Peel and cut potatoes into bite size chunks.
2. Boil potatoes for about ten minutes.
3. Fry meat tips on the stove top in a large sauce pan until cooked.
4. Cut celery and carrots into desired chunks.
5. Drain the water from the potatoes.
6. Using a large stew pot mix potatoes, celery, meat tips and carrots into a large soup pot.
7. Add the tomato paste and soup.
8. And 1-2 cans of water (depending on your taste of thickness).
9. Heat on medium (7 or 8).
10. When it comes to a boil add garlic powder, Tabasco, pepper, salt, seasoning salt.
11. Blend together using a medium soup spoon.
12. Turn temp down to around a 5 or 6.
13. Let boil for about five min and taste.
14. Add any additional seasonings.
15. Let cook for about 10 minutes.
16. Serve with sour dough or french bread.

beef tips, potatoes, celery, carrots, tomato paste, tomato soup, garlic, tabasco sauce, pepper, salt, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moms-beef-stew-268869 (may not work)