Country Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lbs stew meat
• 4 large red potatoes
• 4 carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 large onion
• 1 cup frozen peas

• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 4 tablespoons minute tapioca
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. 2

   Cut meat into bite-size pieces.

3. 3

   Cut potatoes into pieces a bit larger than meat.

4. 4

   Peel carrots and onion and cut celery, carrots, and onion into 1 inch pieces.

5. 5

   In a large dutch oven, combine all ingredients and bake for 5 hours in 300 degree oven without stirring.

6. 6

   I like to serve this stew with homemade buttermilk biscuits.