Beef And Vegetable Stew Recipe

At 10:30 or so, brown beef and onion in oil. Place in crock pot; cover with water. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp. salt. Turn on high at 11:00. Meanwhile, in kettle, partially cook potatoes and carrots with 1 tsp. salt and a little water. Drain. Reserve liquid. At 2:30 add potatoes and carrots to crock pot along with reserved liquid plus enough to cover food in crock. Turn to low when it begins to bubble. Mix sauce ingredients. At 4:00 turn crock on high and stir in green beans and sauce. Cook on high till bubbly, then on low till ready to serve at supper. (More thickening may be added if a thicker stew is preferred.