Amish Country Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat
3 to 4 potatoes
3 to 4 carrots
2 ribs celery
3 small onions
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
1/4 c. water
5 Tbsp. Minute tapioca
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1/2 c. chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Cut meat into bite-size pieces.
Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces a bit larger than the meat. Clean the carrots, celery and onions and cut all into 1-inch pieces.
In a large baking pan/dish, or ceramic slow cooker pot, combine all the ingredients, except for the parsley.
Bake, covered, for 5 hours, without stirring.
Add parsley just before serving.
Serves 8.