Slow Baking Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat
1 medium onion
1 stalk celery
6 carrots
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. instant tapioca
1/2 c. tomato juice or low sodium V-8 vegetable juice
1 pkg. frozen stew vegetables (can use a second pkg. if desired)

Preparation

Place 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes, in a pan 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inches.
Peel and slice 1 medium onion. Diagonally slice 1 stalk of celery.
Pare 6 carrots and cut into chunks.
Add vegetables to the baking pan.