Friendly Oven Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cubed
• 1 cup celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup potato, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup carrot, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 2 tablespoons minute tapioca
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*. spray a casserole dish with cooking spray (for ease of cleaning up). put the meat in the bottom of the casserole.
• 2 add the chopped vegetables. now is the time to add any & how much of any vegetable you want (i like rutabaga - but no more than 1 cup as it's a stronger-flavoured veg).
• 3 sprinkle with tapioca, salt and pepper.
• 4 pour in tomato juice & cover tightly with foil before placing casserole lid on.
• 5 bake @ 325* for at least 3 1/2 hours (i've gone to 4 hours successfully).
• 6 remember not to peek during cooking time (until the end of course!).