French Oven Beef Stew

• 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
• 13 cup tapioca
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 12 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon pepper

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.

stewing beef, onions, stalks celery, potatoes, carrots, tomato juice, tapioca, sugar, salt, basil, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-oven-beef-stew-90145 (may not work)