Subj : Classic Beef Stew To : All From : Sean Dennis Date : Thu Feb 19 2026 04:51 pm MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Classic Beef Stew Categories: American, Meat, Lunch, Dinner Yield: 6 Servings 2 lb Beef stew meat; cut into -1-inch cubes 1 tb Cooking oil; up to 2 1 1/2 c Chopped onion 1 cn (16 ounce) tomatoes with -liquid; cut up 1 cn Condensed beef broth; -undiluted 3 tb Quick-cooking tapioca 1 Garlic clove; minced 1 tb Dried parsley flakes 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 1 Bay leaf 6 md Carrots; cut into 2-inch -pieces 3 md Potatoes; peeled and cut -into 2-inch pieces 1 c Sliced celery; cut into -1-inch pieces In a Dutch oven, brown the beef, half at a time, in oil. Drain. Return all meat to pan. Add onion, tomatoes, beef broth, tapioca, garlic, parsley, salt pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F. for 1-1/2 hours. Stir in carrots, potatoes and celery. Bake, covered, 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. NOTES : "This good old-fashioned stew with rich beef gravy lets the flavor of the potatoes and carrots come through," states Alberta McKay of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. "It's the perfect hearty dish for a blustery winter day." Recipe by: Taste of Home Posted to MasterCook Digest by "Brian and Claudia Nagel" on Jan 16, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l. MMMMM -- Sean --- MultiMail/Linux * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .