Oven-Baked Beef Lima Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. large lima beans
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 (8 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 c. sliced celery
1 c. sliced carrots
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 lb. ground beef

Preparation

Place beans in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and 4 1/2 cups water.
Soak overnight or bring beans to boiling, reduce heat and simmer for two minutes.
Remove from heat, covered, and let stand for 1 hour.
Do not drain.
Blend 1/2 cup cold water slowly into flour.
Stir into beans.
Cook until bubbly.
Stir in undrained tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, salt, Worcestershire and a bay leaf.
Crumble ground beef into beans.
Bring mixture to boiling. If desired, turn into a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.
Skim off fat.
Season to taste.