Oven Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 lb. beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 Tbsp. shortening
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans tomato soup
1 1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
4 medium potatoes, pared and cubed
4 medium carrots, sliced 1-inch thick
1/2 c. dry red wine or water

Preparation

Combine flour, salt and dash of pepper; coat meat cubes in seasoned flour.
Brown in hot shortening in Dutch oven; add soup, 2 1/2 cups
water,
onion,
basil, potatoes and carrots. Cover and bake in 350\u00b0
oven for three hours.
One hour before cooking time is up, add 1/2
cup
of red wine or water.
Stir; then return to oven.