French Oven Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut in 1 1/2 cubes
• 2 medium onions, cut in eighths
• 3 stalks celery, cut in large pieces
• 2 potatoes, cut in 1/4 inch slice
• 4 carrots, quartered
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1/3 cup tapioca
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine beef, onions, celery, carrots in a 2 1/2 qt.
• 2 casserole.
• 3 combine tomato juice, tapioca, sugar, salt, pepper and basil.
• 4 pour over meat and vegetables.
• 5 cover and bake at 300f about 2 1/2 hrs.
• 6 add potatoes and cook 1 hour longer.
• 7 stir occasionally.
• 8 serves 6.
• 9 this is from my friend, sally campbell.