Recipe - Braised Beef Cubes

1 One fourth ga WATER; BOILING
2 qt WATER; COLD
30 pound BEEF DICED FZ
1 tablespoon GARLIC DEHY GRA
4 pound ONIONS DRY
1 One fourth pound FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
6 ounce SOUP GRAVY BASE BEEF
1 1/3 tablespoon PEPPER BLACK 1 LB CN
5 BAY LEAVES
2 tablespoon THYME GROUND

PAN: 18 BY 24INCH ROASTING PAN TEMPERATURE: 350 F. OVEN

1. PLACE 15 LB BEEF IN EACH PAN.

2. BROWN BEEF IN OWN JUICES ABOUT 45 MINUTES, UNCOVERED. DO NOT DRAIN.

3. TO EACH PAN ADD 2 LB (2 QT) ONIONS, One half TSP GARLIC, AND 1 TSP BLACK
PEPPER. COOK UNTIL ONIONS ARE TRANSPARENT (ABOUT 15 MINUTES). DO NOT
DRAIN.

4. RECONSTITUTE SOUP AND GRAVY BASE WITH WATER. ADD CATSUP THYME AND BAY
LEAVES. STIR WELL. POUR ABOUT 3 QT SAUCE OVER BEEF IN EACH PAN. MIX
WELL.
COVER; BAKE 2 One half TO 3 HOURS OR UNTIL BEEF IS TENDER. SKIM OFF EXCESS FAT.

5. COMBINE FLOUR AND WATER TO MAKE A SMOOTH MIXTURE; STIR ABOUT 1 QT INTO
BEEF MIXTURE IN EACH PAN UNTIL WELL BLENDED. RETURN TO OVEN. COOK 10
MINUTES OR UNTIL THICKENED. REMOVE BAY LEAVES.

NOTE: 1. IN STEP 1, 30 LB BEEF, POT ROAST, DICED IN 1 TO 1 One half INCH
PIECES
MAY BE USED. TRIM BEEF TO REMOVE EXCESS FAT AND GRISTLE.

NOTE: 2. IN STEP 2, 4 LB 7 OZ DRY ONIONS A.P. WILL YIELD 4 LB SLICED
ONIONS

NOTE: 3. IN STEP 2, 8 OZ (2 2/3 CUPS) DEHYDRATED ONIONS MAY BE USED. SEE
RECIPE NO. A11.

NOTE: 4. IN STEP 3, One fourth CUP (12 CLOVES) GARLIC, DRY, MAY BE USED.
MINCE
AND FRY WITH ONIONS.

NOTE: 5. STEPS 2 THROUGH 4 MAY BE PREPARED IN A STEAMJACKETED KETTLE,
STOC
POT, OR TILTING FRY PAN.

NOTE: 6. OTHER SIZES AND TYPES OF PANS MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO. A25.

NOTE: 7. IN STEP 1, IF CONVECTIN OVEN IS USED, BROWN BEEF AT 300F. 20
MIN
UTES ON LOW FAN, CLOSED VENT. IN STEP 3, BAKE 2 HOURS OR UNTIL TENDER ON
HIGH FAN, CLOSED VENT. IN STEP 4, COOK 510 MINUTES OR UNTIL THICKENED.
IN
STEP 7, BAKE 1520 MINUTES OR UNTIL THOROUGHLY HEATED.

Recipe Number: L01701

SERVING SIZE: Three fourths CUP

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