French Oven Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef, cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes
2 medium onions
4 medium carrots
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
3 c. tomato juice (to pour meat)
3 stalks celery, cut up
1/3 c. quick cooking tapioca
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Mix beef, onions, celery and carrots in a covered baking dish. Mix together cooking tapioca, sugar, salt and pepper and pour over vegetables, stirring to coat meat and vegetables.
Cover and cook about 2 hours at 325\u00b0, until meat and vegetables are about done.
Stir occasionally.
Peel 3 medium potatoes; add 1 cup frozen lima beans (optional).
Stir all together with meat and vegetables and cook an additional 1 hour.