Barcelona Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. rump steak
6 slices bacon
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 medium onions, sliced
1 c. uncooked rice
2 c. beef stock
1 finely crushed bay leaf
1/2 tsp. thyme
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 1/2 c. peeled and chopped tomatoes

Preparation

Cube steak into 1-inch squares.
Cook bacon in skillet until crisp.
Drain and put in casserole dish.
Brown steak in bacon drippings until brown.
Add salt and pepper; put in bacon dish. Saute onions 5 minutes; add to meat.
In the remaining fat, brown rice, then put aside.
Add bay leaf, thyme and garlic to meat.
Add liquid.
Cover.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Cook rice and put in dish with meat.
Add tomatoes and cook 90 minutes.
Serves 6