Grandma Q's Oven Stew

A delicious third-generation recipe that I hope will become tradition in your home too.


GRANDMA Q'S OVEN STEW
2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed
2 Tablespoons minute tapioca
5-6 carrots, 1 1/2" cuts
5-6 stalks celery, 1 1/2" cuts (optional)
2-3 baking potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 onion, chopped
1 Tablespoon sugar (or less or none)
2 teaspoons salt
Black pepper to taste
3/4 cup tomato juice (I use 12 oz. can of V-8)

• Coat 9"x13" Pyrex baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Place meat and potatoes in the bottom of the dish.
• Add vegetables on top of meat and potatoes.
• Sprinkle with sugar, salt, pepper and tapioca.
• Pour tomato juice over all.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake 3 hours at 325-degrees.

Serving suggestion: simple dinner salad, applesauce and homemade whole wheat bread.