Mom's Brown Stew

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Coat a Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray; brown meat. Add boiling water, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, bay leaves, paprika, spice and sugar. Cover; simmer for 2 hours, adding more water if necessary. Cut potatoes in 5 cm chunks and carrots into 3 cm diagonal slices; peel onions. Add onions; cook 10 minutes. Add carrots; cook 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender. Remove meat and vegetables to heat proof casserole; keep hot in oven while thickening stew liquid with flour and water mixture. Bring to boil. Pour hot gravy over meat and vegetables. Yield 10 servings.