Beef Stew With Vegetables(Serves 6 To 8) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 lb. stew meat
4 c. water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
8 small carrots
8 small onions
1 c. celery, chopped
8 to 10 small potatoes
2 c. tomato juice
1/3 c. flour
1 c. more water

Preparation

Put oil and meat in a large pan.
Cook over medium heat until meat is brown.
Add water and salt.
Turn heat to high and bring to boil.
Cover.
Turn heat to low.
Cook for 1 hour or until meat is tender.
Stir every 15 minutes.
Add vegetables and tomato juice.
Turn heat to medium.
Cook 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Put 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup of flour into a pint jar.
Cover and shake well.
Add to stew.
Cook, stirring often until stew thickens.
Should take about 5 minutes.