Curry Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat
• 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 large potato, cut into 6 pieces
• 2 large dried Chinese mushrooms, prepared and cut into quarters
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon curry powder with 2 tblsp. water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons oil