Slow Baked Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. beef stew meat
1 medium onion, cut up
1 stalk celery
6 carrots
6 cut up potatoes
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. tapioca (Minute tapioca)
1 c. tomato juice
1 c. water

Preparation

More celery, onions and potatoes may be used.
Put meat and vegetables in casserole.
Do not brown meat.
Blend 2 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon sugar and 3 tablespoons Minute tapioca. Sprinkle over meat and add 1 cup tomato juice.
Cover and bake for 4 hours at 250\u00b0.
Add 1 cup water.
Use more tapioca to thicken, if necessary.
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