Slow Oven Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lb beef for stew
• 2 medium onions cut in eighths
• 3 stalks celery cut diagonally
• 4 medium carrots cut in half crosswise and lengthwise
• 1 c tomato juice or V-8 juice
• 13 c quick cooking tapioca
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 14 tsp pepper
• 12 tsp basil
• 2 medium potatoes cut in slices 14-inch thick
• 1 16 oz can green beans

Directions

1. Combine meat onions celery carrots tomato juice tapioca sugar salt pepper and basil in 2 12-quart casserole
2. Cover tightly and cook in a slow oven 300 for 2 12 hours
3. Stir potatoes and green beans undrained into stew and continue cooking covered for 1 hour or until meat and vegetables are done
4. Stir occasionally
5. Serves 6 to 8