Greek Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs. beef stew meat
1/2 c. butter
3 lbs. onions, peeled and cut up
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1/3 c. red table wine
1 T. brown sugar
2 T. red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 t. whole cloves
2 T. raisins

Preparation

Brown meat in butter. Arrange onions over meat. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over meat and onions. Cover and simmer for 3 hours. Do not stir. This can also be done in the crock pot, and it will take more than 3 hours.