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.