Five Hour Beef Stew

Quick and easy. Tasty alternative to traditional beef stew.

• Ready In: 5 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  lean stew meat
• 3  carrots, diced large
• 3  stalks celery, diced large
• 2  potatoes, diced large
• 1⁄2 green pepper
• 1⁄2 onion, diced large
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can tomatoes
• 0.5 (14 1/2ounce) can water
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 3  tablespoons pearl tapioca

Directions

1. Mix ingredients well in dutch oven and cover.
2. Bake at 300 degrees for five hours.
3. Do not peek.
4. (I confess I do peek at about four hours to see if it's tender and thick enough!).