Spicy Texas Beef Stew(Contains 435 Calories) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 medium size onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 medium size fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. raisins

Preparation

Heat the oil in a
heavy
2 quart saucepan over moderate heat for about 1
minute.
Add
the beef, onion and garlic, and cook, uncovered, stirring
frequently, until
the onion is soft and the beef
brown.
Add
tomatoes,
sugar,
cinnamon, cloves, cumin, salt and raisins.
Cover; reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
Add
2 or 3 tablespoons of water if the mixture gets too thick.
Serve with rice.