Joan'S Oven Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 lb. beef chuck or stew meat
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 or more carrots, cleaned and sliced
2 stalks celery, cleaned and sliced
4 1/2 Tbsp. tapioca
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. tomato juice

Preparation

Combine tapioca, sugar and salt and mix with the tomato juice. Put meat (cut in pieces) in bottom of casserole dish.
Put sliced vegetables on top.
Pour tomato juice mixture over all.
Cover tightly and bake at 250\u00b0 for 4 hours.
Do not open!
Serves 6 to 8.