Dutch Spiced Beef

Directions

Cut steak into 4 pieces; rub with salt and pepper.

Heat butter in large frying-pan until hot but not brown.

Brown meat on both sides; remove and transfer to platter.

Add sliced onions to frying-pan and fry lightly; remove from pan.

Add water to frying-pan, scraping pan to loosen any bits of beef.

Return meat to pan; cover with onion slices.

Add vinegar, mustard, bay leaf and cloves.

Cover and cook slowly 1½ hours or until tender, turning every ½ hour.

Place steaks on serving platter.

Remove bay leaf and cloves and place onions on platter.

Granish each steak with 1 spiced onion and 3 pimiento strips.