Greek Beef

Ingredients:

• 4-5 pounds of beef brisket
• 1-2 onions, sliced
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 x 14½ oz cans of tomatoes (822 gram)
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• 1 stick of cinnamon or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup of dry sherry
• ½ cup currants
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

• Saute the onions and garlic in a little oil, then brown the meat on all sides
• Pour the tomatoes, alspice, cinnamon, salt , pepper,and sherry over the meat and onions
• Bake covered in a 350 °F (175 °C) oven for about 3 hours or until the meat is very tender
• Sprinkle currants over meat during the last 20 minutes of baking
• Slice the meat and serve over rice
• Serves 6-8
• This tastes better the second day!

[Christine Dörenberg]