2 lbs. cubed beef
1 lg. green pepper
1 med. onion
1 sm. can mushrooms
1 can black olives
1 c. diced carrots (optional)

Cook and season cubed beef until tender. Remove beef and add rest of ingredients to broth. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove from broth. Stir 1/4 to 1/3 cup flour to broth just to thicken. When broth thickens, add cooked beef and the rest of cooked ingredients to thicken broth and simmer for about 30 minutes.