Comforting Stew

Ingredients

• • 1 Spanish onion, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) olive oil
  • 1 bone-in beef blade roast of about 3 1/2 lbs (1.75 kg)
  • 4 cups (1 litre) beef broth
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) celery seed
  • 4 carrots, peeled, cut into pieces
  • 4 celery stalks, cut into pieces
  • 1 small rutabaga, peeled, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 rutabaga
  • 4 potatoes, peeled, cut into pieces
  • Salt and pepper