Savory Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large onions, sliced
3 Tbsp. shortening
2 lb. beef, cubed
3 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. ketchup
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. savory or thyme
1 pt. brown stock or boiling water and 2 bouillon cubes

Preparation

Brown
onions
slowly
in
fat.
Add meat to onions and brown. Mix
flour
and dry seasonings and sprinkle over meat. Add stock, vinegar and ketchup.
Cover tightly.
Simmer until meat
is tender, 1 1/2 hours approximately.
Serve in ring of mashed potatoes or rice.