Ingredients

1 can tomato soup

3 cloves garlic

2 cups each water & sherry

cayenne pepper

1/4 teas mace & cumin

1/2 teas each curry pepper and ground marjoram

2 bay leaves

1 1/2 teas salt

2 or 3 Tbsp oil

2-3 # beaf stew meat, well trimmed

2 # potatoes cut up

2 cups celery sliced on an angle

6 carrots, sliced on an angle

3 onions cut into pieces

1/4 to1/4 cups mushrooms

parsley

Preparation

Microwave first 11 ingredients on HI for 10 minutes. Brown stew meat in oil and then cook with sauce for about 2-3 hours, until meat is almost tender. Add potatoes, carrots, and onions and cook about half and hour or until almost done. Add mushroom and parsley and cook 10-15 minutes.