Title: Spicy beef carbonade
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      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 lb Sirloin tips or stew beef
    1/4 lb Bacon
      2 lg Onions
      4    Cloves garlic
      1 tb Olive oil
      1 tb Brown sugar
      1 tb Red wine vinegar
  1 1/2 c  Red wine
      1 tb Chili powder
      1 ts Each: rosemary, thyme,
           Oregano
      2    Bay leaves
      1 ds Tabasco or hab sauce
           Salt & pepper
      2 tb Corn starch
  2 1/2 c  Beef broth
    1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
 
  In large, flame proof casserole dish, add bacon, olive oil, onions,
  and garlic. Saute til tender. Add beef, sugar, vinegar, wine, broth,
  chili, herbs. tabasco,salt and pepper. Place lid on dish to keep in
  juices. Cook high for 10 min, reduce to simmer for 1 hour. Remove
  lid, discard bay leaves, mix in corn starch. Add a little more wine,
  cook high til thick, stirring often. Serve over rice or pasta. Throw
  in a couple of habs, thais, or serranos to kick it up a little. THIS
  IS A FAMILY FAVORITE.