Delicious Oven Baked Beef Stew

Step 1: Remove large areas of fat from the chuck and cut into 1-2" pieces. Dry the meat with paper towels and sprinkle with seasoning.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 300F.

Step 3: In a heavy pot, over medium-high, heat the oil until its very hot and glistening -- brown the beef on all sides-set aside.

Step 4: In the same pot, add the onions and saute until just getting soft.

Step 5: Add the garlic and saute for 1 minutes.

Step 6: Add the flour and cook, constantly stirring, 1 minute.

Step 7: Add the wine and de-glaze the pan-scraping up bits.

Step 8: Add the chicken broth, thyme and bay leaf - bring the whole thing to a simmer.

Step 9: Add the meat and put the pot, covered, into the oven for 1 hour.

Step 10: After 1 hour, add the cut up vegetables, except for the peas, to the pot-stir, add a bit of water if needed. Sprinkle with seasoning.

Step 11: Let cook in the oven for about 1-1 1/2 hours or until the vegetables are cooked and the meat is soft. Add the peas 110 minutes before the end.