I was doing a web search for celebrity recipes and found quite a few recipes. This one is easy and tasty. (I used 14.5 oz cans which I take to be a #2)
3 pounds lean stewing beef, cut into 2 1/2 inch sqaures and 1 inch think
1 No. 2 can diced carrots
1 No. 2 can small onions
1 No. 2 can tomatoes
1 No. 2 can tiny peas
1 No. 2 can potatoes
1 No. 2 can small green beans (not French cut)
1/2 can beef consomme
4 tablespoons minute tapioca
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 cup prepared bread crumbs
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup white wine
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Recipe
1. Mix all ingredients together. Cook covered, six to seven hours, minimum, at 250° in oven.