Diane'S Gone All Afternoon Beef Stew
["2 lb. stewing beef, cubed or boneless chuck", "3 medium carrots, sliced", "3 onions, chopped", "3 potatoes, peeled and quartered", "1/2 soup can water", "1 (10 3/4 oz.) can condensed tomato soup (undiluted)", "1 tsp. salt", "dash of pepper", "1 bay leaf", "1/4 c. dry red wine or cooking sherry"]
["Put beef, carrots, onions, potatoes, soup, water, salt, pepper, bay leaf and wine in a lightly greased (I use Pam) 3-quart casserole dish with tight fitting lid.", "There is no need to brown meat first.", "Mix ingredients together.", "Cover tightly.", "Bake in a preheated 275\u00b0 oven for 5 hours."]
["stewing beef", "carrots", "onions", "potatoes", "water", "tomato soup", "salt", "pepper", "bay leaf", "red wine"]