French Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs beef stew meat, cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks
2 medium onions, quartered
3 stalks celery, cut in large chunks
4 carrots, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 large potatoes, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup tomato juice (V-8 recomended)
1/4 cup tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup dry red wine (burgundy recommended, or omit wine and use 1 cup water)
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F
Mix together all ingredients, except potatoes, in a large Dutch oven casserole; cover and cook for 3 hours.
Add potatoes and cook for additional 1 hour.