French Oven Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless beef roast
• 10 ounces peas and pearl onions, frozen
• 4 carrots, quartered
• 4 -5 potatoes, chunked
• 6 ounces mushrooms, trimmed
• 3 large celery ribs
• 1 1/2 cups low-sodium tomato juice
• 1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 small bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300°.
• 2 mix all ingredients (except peas and pearl onions) into a heavy 3 quart oven proof sauce pot.
• 3 cover and bake, stirring 3 times, 3 hours or until meat is tender and sauce thickened.
• 4 add peas and onions 1 hour before stew is done.
• 5 discard bay leaves before stirring.