amyh (08/21/82)
This recipe was intended to be done in a slow oven but I've found it works
quite well in a slow-cooker.
Mom's Easy Beef Stew
2lb beef stew meat, cut in 1+1/2" cubes
carrots, cut up
onions, large slices or quarters
celery, cut up
Juice:
2tsp salt
1Tbs sugar
2Tbs Minute tapioca
1/2c tomato juice
Place chunky stuff in slow cooker or long flat pan (for oven). Make
juice recipe and pour it in too - increase the quantity of juice, if
necessary, by doubling the tomato juice and adding another Tbs of
tapioca. Cover cooker (use aluminum foil for pan, crimp to seal
tightly). Bake (slow cook) 4 hours at roughly 250 degrees. If you need
to cook it longer (e.g. all day while you're at work), do it at a lower
temperature, and be sure to add some extra liquid, a half cup or a
little more of water will usually do it, since more will evaporate over
the longer time.
For those of you who saw half of this in an earlier message, sorry, I
goofed.
Anyway, enjoy it.
Amy Heidner
John Fluke Mfg Co
fluke!amyh