About 3 hours before serving: ... salad oil cook beef for stew, half at a time, ... 30 minutes. Add tomato wedges; bake 10 more minutes ... and vegetables are fork-tender.
In a large non-stick pot, ... medium-high heat. Add beef; sauté until browned, about ... pot; stir in tomato paste, then broth and seasoning ... water; stir into stew. Increase heat and boil ... too high of heat.