Beef with stew

1 1/2 cups rice 1 lb stew meat or 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb sirloin steak 3 tablespoons flour 1 medium red onion , minced 4 large mushrooms , sliced 2 (10 1/2[...]

3 tbsp flour hefty amount of salt and pepper 5 lb. beef chuck , cut into 16 to 24 pieces (trim the fat) 2 tbsp olive oil 6 oz. tomato paste 2 stalks of celery[...]