Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean, boneless beef chuck or possibly round steak, cut to bite size (trim all fat from beef)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon grnd cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 c. water
  • 1/4 c. red wine vinegar
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce.) can condensed beef broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 med. onion, minced (1/2 c.)
  • 1/2 sm. head red cabbage, coarsely shredded
  • 8 gingersnaps, crushed (1/2 c.)
  • 1 tbsp. packed brown sugar

Method

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Mix all ingredients, except gingersnaps and brown sugar, in oven-proof 3-qt casserole or possibly Dutch oven.
  • Cover and bake about 2 hrs or possibly till beef is tender.
  • Remove bay leaf.
  • Stir gingersnaps and brown sugar into stew.
  • Cover and bake 15 min longer.
  • Serve over warm, buttered, wide noodles.
  • I also sprinkle noodles with poppy seed or possibly sesame seed and even add in a sprinkling of minced nuts.
  • Serves 4.