Heat oil in the saucepan and stew beef in it.
Cook until brown for ten minutes.
Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic clove, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, black pepper, paprika, and allspice powder.
Mix well.
Cover and cook for one and a half hours.
Discard bay leaves and garlic clove
Stir in water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice powder. Mix well all the spices and seasonings.
All these spices will bring aromatic flavors to the meat. Cover and cook for one and a half hours.
Discard bay leaves and garlic clove.
Add carrots, potatoes, and celery to the saucepan.
Cover and cook for forty minutes.
Remove some liquid from the pan.
In a separate bowl, combine cornstarch and water and make a cornflour slurry.
Mix well the flurry of cornstarch into the saucepan.
Remove the pan from the stove.
Paula Deen Beef stew is ready.