Lola'S Oven Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs chuck roast or 3 lbs seven-bone roast, cut into pieces
8 onions, quartered
8 -10 carrots, cut into chunks
2 -3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, diluted
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried basil
8 tablespoons uncooked tapioca (yes, 8 tablespoons!)
1 cup sherry wine or 1 cup red wine
salt
pepper

Preparation

DO NOT BROWN MEAT!
Mix all ingredients in a covered roaster.
Bake 5-6 hours at 250 degrees.