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Meat

4 lbs boneless beef roast cut into 1.5" chunks

2 sliced onions

3 bay leaves

8 cloves

layer ingredients in crock pot or glass container.

Cover all with the following brine:

Brine

3 cups vinegar

4 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons pepper

3 cups sweet red wine

After two weeks remove the onions, bay leaves, cloves.

Save the brine; drain the meat on a towel.

Fry each piece of meat until brown. Place in a covered casserole dish.

Gravy

brown 1/2 cup of flour in a medium-sized cast iron pan.

Mix with 2 cups of brine and 2.5 cups water.

Bring mixture to a boil.

Add 1.5 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon sugar.

Pour mixture over meat. Bake 2 hours at 300F