Old-Fashioned Vegetable-Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pound beef stew meat
• 1 tablespoon beef stock beef, granules
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups potatoes cubed
• 3/4 teaspoons thyme dried, crushed
• 1 cup carrots chopped into 1 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 each onions wedged
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup celery sliced
• 16 ounces tomatoes canned, cut up
• 1 each beans green, frozen, 9 oz package
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons tapioca quick-cooking