Country Beef Stew

Prep 15 minutes
Cook 4 Hours

2 pounds lean beef stew meat, well trimmed and cut into ¾” pieces
1 yellow onion coarsely chopped
4 large carrots, peeled and chopped into 1” pieces
4 stalks of celery cut into 1” pieces
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1” pieces
¼ cup quick cooking tapioca
½ cup of dry bread crumbs
1 pound of whole mushrooms - quartered
1 ½ tsp of salt
¼ tsp of pepper
1 14 ½ oz can of whole tomatoes coarsely chopped and added with the juice
1 cup of dry red wine
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all ingredients into a Dutch oven coated in cooking oil, stir to mix well, cover and bake for four hours, don’t lift the lid.

Serve over mashed potatoes, or rice.