Beef Stew

Beef Stew

2 cups cut and diced stew meat or roast
4 cups water
5 carrots peeled and sliced
1/2 onion chooped
6-7 potatoes peeled and diced
1 14oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. brown gravy mix or 3 beef bullion
2 bay leaf- (optional)
1 tsp. parsley flake- (optional)

Put all the ingredients in a crock-pot and cook 6-7 hours. Then serve. You can cook this on the stove-top but sometimes the meat is not as tender.