Beef Stew With Its Own Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. stew meat
2 to 3 carrots
2 stalks celery
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms
2 medium potatoes
3 medium onions, quartered
3/4 c. tomato juice
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. tapioca

Preparation

Place meat in bottom of a large casserole dish.
Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place on top of meat. Sprinkle all dry ingredients over mixture.
Mix water and tomato juice and pour over stew.
Bake, covered, at 250\u00b0 for 5 hours. Serve with hard rolls and salad.
Serves 4.