Easy Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat, cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 medium onion
1 stalk celery
6 carrots
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 c. tomato juice

Preparation

Place meat in 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inch pan.
Slice onion. Diagonally slice celery.
Pare carrots and cut into chunks.
Add vegetables to baking pan.
Blend salt, sugar and cornstarch. Sprinkle over ingredients in baking dish.
Add tomato juice. Cover pan with sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil and crimp edges to seal lightly.
Bake stew (do not stir) in slow oven (250\u00b0) for 4 hours.
Makes 6 servings.