Baked Sweet and Sour Beef Aruba

Baked Sweet and Sour Beef (Aruba)

Ingredients:

Top round steak (cubed), 1 1/2 kg
Onion (cut into wedges), 1
Oil, 1 1/2 tbs
Salt, 1 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp
Tomato ketchup, 1 cup
Cattleman's Hickory Smoked Barbeque Sauce, 3/4 cup
Red wine vinegar, 1 1/2 tbs
Light soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbs
Bay leaf, 1
Pineapple chunks in natural juice, 1 tin
Fresh broccoli (cut up), 500 gr
Red bell pepper (sliced), 1
Green bell pepper (sliced), 1
Sliced celery stalks, 1 cup
Fresh mushrooms (sliced), 2 cups
Water chestnuts (drained and sliced), 1 tin
Whole peeled tomatoes (without the juice), 1

Preparation:

Brown meat and onion with the oil in a Dutch oven or lidded casserole.

Add salt, pepper, catsup, barbecue sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, bay leaf, and pineapple.

Cover and bake in a previously pre heated oven at 180°C oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Cook broccoli in boiling water until crisp-tender. Cook peppers until tender.

Add broccoli and peppers to beef with celery, if desired, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and tomatoes.

Heat through, remove bay leaf, and serve over regular and/or wild rice.

Note: For a thicker sauce, dissolve cornstarch in 1 -2 tablespoons off water. Add to beef, stirring constantly, but gently, until grave is thickened