Medieval italian stew (pie in a pipkin) Recipe

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Medieval italian stew (pie in a pipkin)

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Ingredients:

3	lbs	Stew beef, cut in ? cubes
2	med	Onions, chopped
		Cooking oil
1/2	cup	Raisins
1/4	tsp	Each cloves and cinnamon
1/4	tsp	Each nutmeg, mace and pepper
1	tbsp	White vinegar, or to taste
		Salt, to taste

Procedures:

1	Brown the beef in a skillet in a small quantity of oil.
2	Place browned beef and its juices in a stewpot.
3	Add more oil (if necessary) to the skillet; saute onions until tender and translucent.
4	Add onions to stewpot.
5	Add raisins and spices to the meat mixture, along with a small quantity of water (approximately ?cup).
6	There should be just enough water to prevent scorching and to help form the gravy.
7	Bring stew to a boil and reduce immediately to a simmer.
8	Simmer, covered, until meat is tender (about 1-?to 2 hours).
9	Stir occasionally.
10	Add water as necessary.
11	When beef is cooked, add vinegar and salt.
12	Cook a few minutes more.
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