Football Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. stew beef, cut into small pieces
1 medium onion, diced
5 carrots, sliced
5 potatoes, sliced
1 c. chopped celery (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 (12 oz.) cans V-8 juice

Preparation

Put stew meat in bottom of casserole dish.
Layer onion, carrots, potatoes and celery.
Add salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with sugar and cornstarch.
Pour V-8 juice on top.
Cover and bake 3 1/2 hours at 300\u00b0.