Baked Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 lb stewing beef
• 3–4 carrots, cut into large chunks
• 1 medium onion, or 2 small onions, cut into chunks
• 3 celery stalks, cut into chunks
• 3 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 Tbsp tapioca
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup tomato juice or V8
• Rutabaga, optional

Method