5 Hour Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat
4 to 6 carrots, sliced
4 to 6 potatoes, cut up
1 c. celery, diced
1 c. green pepper, diced
1 or 2 medium onions, chopped
3 Tbsp. tapioca
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 (12 oz.) cans V-8 juice

Preparation

Combine the first 6 ingredients in covered pan or Dutch oven. Add the tapioca, salt, pepper and sugar, but do not mix, just sprinkle on.
Pour the V-8 juice over mixture.
Cover and bake at 250\u00b0 for 5 hours.
If you double the recipe, bake for 7 hours.
Do not mix or raise lid.
You can use any large, flat pan and cover with aluminum foil (9 x 13-inch works).