(Braised Beef with Liver Sauce)

• 1-1/2 lbs. stewing beef, cut into 1-1/2" cubes
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 6 whole peppercorn, crushed
• 3 tsp. cooking oil
• 2 tsp. salt
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 green pepper, cut into strips
• 1/2 red pepper, cut into strips
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp. Tabasco
• 1/2 tsp. MSG
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 3 tbsp. oil
• 1 small can peas (8 oz.)
• 2 oz. liver sausage or 3 oz. can liver spread

Garnishes: (oprional)

2 hard cooked eggs, sliced

1/4 cup stuffed olives or grated cheese 

Preparation:⇣⤵️

1.  Marinate beef in a mixture of vinegar, peppercorn and garlic for 1-2 hours. Drain. Brown in hot oil a few pieces at a time. Set aside.
2. Sauté onions in remaining fat in skillet until soft but not brown. Return the pieces of beef to skillet. 
3. Add tomato sauce, bay leaf, salt, MSG, sugar and hot water. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beef is tender.
4. Add red and green peppers and Tabasco sauce. 
5. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes more. Add liver paste and green peas. Stir and cook another 5 minutes. 
6. Garnish with sliced hard boiled eggs and stuffed olives or grated cheese 

Variations: Use lamb, pork or chicken in place of beef, adjust cooking times.

Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus 1-2 hours marinating time)

Cooking time: 2 hours

Serves 4

Ings:
1 lb pork or chicken cut into 1” cubes
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 med onion thinly slice
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp patis or fish sauce
1 small can green peas
1 small red bell pepper cut into strips
2 med potatoes pared and quartered
2 tbsp fine bread crumbs or flour or cornstarch

Method:
Season pork slices with salt and pepper. Let stand 10 to 20 minutes.
Heat oil in skillet. Fry pork slices until golden brown. Pour off excess oil. Add garlic, onions, tomato sauce, water and patis. Let simmer covered for 40 minutes or until pork is tender.
Add potatoes, green peas and red bell pepper. Cook another 10 minutes or until potatoes & green peas are done. Correct the seasonings. Thicken sauce with bread crumbs.

Variation:
Chicken or a combination of pork and chicken may be used in this recipe.

Nutrional Value per serving:

• 423 Calories;
• 27g Fat (56.5% calories from fat);
• 24g Protein;
• 22g Carbohydrate;
• 3g Dietary Fiber;
• 79mg Cholesterol;
• 891mg Sodium.