Curried Beef with Fruit Recipe

3 lb Beef Roast; boneless, chuck

3/4 c Onion

1 tb Oil

1 cn Pineapple chunks; (juice

-packed) 15 1/4 oz. 1 c Orange juice

3 tb Tapioca; quick-cooking

3 ts Curry powder

1 1/2 ts Beef bouillon granules

1/4 ts Pepper

2 Bay leaves

16 oz Apricot halves; drained

Hot cooked rice 3/4 c Peanuts; chopped

Trim fat from meat; cut meat into 3/4 inch cubes. In a large skillet brown meat cubes and onion, half at a time, in hot oil. In crock pot, combine undrained pineapple, orange juice, tapioca, curry powder, bouillon granules, pepper, and bay leaves. Add meat and onion to cooker. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 9 1/2-11 1/2 hours or on high heat setting for 3 1/2-4 1/2 hours. Add drained apricots, cover; cook on low or high heat setting for 30 minutes more. Serve over rice. Sprinkle peanuts on top of beef.