"Quickie" Sauerbraten - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. lean beef
1 pt. chili sauce
1 1/2 c. vinegar
5 c. water
4 tsp. salt
3 large onions
12 bay leaves
18 whole cloves
4 Tbsp. sugar
pepper to taste

Preparation

Place meat in large kettle with all ingredients.
Simmer 2 or 3 hours until meat is tender.
Remove meat.
Strain gravy into large bowl.
Replace in kettle and thicken with flour and water mixture.
Slice meat and combine with thickened gravy.
Serve over noodles.