Buffet Beef Cubes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. beef, cubed
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 large onion, sliced
3 1/2 c. tomato juice
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sweet basil
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. vinegar

Preparation

Shake beef cubes with flour in bag until cubes are well coated. Brown in shortening in 10-inch skillet.
Combine tomato juice with sugar, salt, sweet basil, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar. Add to browned meat; add onion and bay leaf.
Cover and simmer 2 hours until meat is tender and liquid cooks down to gravy consistency.
Serve over hot rice.