end of summer stew

Ingredients

• 1.5 pounds beef stew meat
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 12 - tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 2 - onions, chopped
• 1 - garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 - potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 5 - carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups cut corn
• 2 cups fresh green beans
• 2 cups peas
• 3 - celery stalks, sliced
• 1 cup summer squash, zucchini or yellow or pattypan
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar