meatball stew

Ingredients For meatball stew

• 1 lb

  ground beef
• 1/4 c

  fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 c

  finely chopped onion
• 1

  egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 2 Tbsp

  shorteneing
• 2 c

  v-8 juice
• 1 c

  thinly sliced carrots
• 1 Tbsp

  sugar
• 1/8 tsp

  basil leaves,crushed
• 1 can

  small whole potatoes, drained
• 2 Tbsp

  flour