Sweet and Sour Beef Chunks

By knox_bh01

Ingredients

• 2 pounds stewing beef
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium can tomatoes
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
• 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1 small green pepper cut in thin strips

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef. Add salt, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, onion and bay leaf. Cover and cook slowly for 2 hours. Add green pepper and cook 15 minutes longer. Thicken juice, if desired, with some cornstarch. Serve over hot rice or noodles.