Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. stew meat
2 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix
4 carrots, cut in diagonal chunks
1 can mushroom soup
3 oz. can mushroom pieces (optional)
4 potatoes, cut in chunks

Preparation

In large Dutch oven, brown stew meat in 2 tablespoons oil. Add 2 tablespoons onion soup mix and stir well.
Add can of soup and 1/2 to 1 can of water and stir.
Peel potatoes and carrots and add to mixture along with mushrooms.
Cover and bake at 350\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Thicken gravy with cornstarch last 5 minutes, if desired.
Can be made in crock-pot, cooking it about 8 to 10 hours on low.