Beef Stew(Caldereta Style) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

beef
1 lb. garlic
vinegar
soy sauce
peppercorn or powder
salt to taste
Pirim's sauce
little water
sliced onion
pickles
olives
tomato sauce or paste
bay leaf
red pepper, sliced
little sugar

Preparation

Cut beef into desired sizes.
Marinate for an hour or two with: garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, peppercorn or powder, salt to taste, Pirim's sauce (squeeze of liquid from meat and fry with just enough oil until brown).
Then add a little water (enough to cook), sliced onion, pickles, olives, tomato sauce or paste, bay leaf, red pepper (sliced), the liquid off the meat and a little sugar.
Cook until tender (pressure cooker only 15 minutes).
This is a Philippine food.