Hearty Moose or Beef Stew

Steps

1. Toss the meat with 2 tablespoons cornstarch, the salt, and pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium-high. Brown the meat in batches; don't crowd it. Remove.
3. Cook the onion 5 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste for 1 minute. Add the broth, Worcestershire, bay leaves, and thyme, scraping up the brown bits. Return the meat.
4. Cover and simmer gently 1 1/2 hours (wild game may need up to 2).
5. Add the potatoes and carrots and cook 30 minutes more, until tender. Mix the last tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water and stir it in with the peas. Simmer 3 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.