Dutch spiced beef

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2poundsBeef Round Steak *
½teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
6tablespoonsButter
1eachLarge Spanish Onion **
1tablespoonWater
tablespoonVinegar
1teaspoonPrepared Mustard
1eachBay Leaf
2eachesWhole Cloves
4eachesCanned Spiced Onions
12eachesStrips Pimiento

Directions

* Steak should be ¾ inch thick. ** Onion should be thickly sliced. ~------------------------------------------------------ ~----------------- Cut steak into 4 pieces; rub with salt and pepper.

Heat butter in large frying-pan until hot but not brown. Brown meat on both sides; remove to platter. Add sliced onions to frying-pan and fry lightly; remove from pan. Add water to frying-pan, scraping pan to loosen any bits of beef. Return meat to pan; cover with onion slices. Add vinegar, mustard, bay leaf and cloves. Cover and cook slowly 1½ hours or until tender, turning every ½ hour. Place steaks on serving platter. Remove bay leaf and cloves and place onions on platter. Granish each steak with 1 spiced onion and 3 pimiento strips.