• 1½ lb.. cubed beef
• Limes
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• Salt and pepper taste
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon Lea & Perrins sauce
• 1 tablespoon Maggi
• Dash of Tobasco or a sliver of hot pepper
• 1 sliced green pepper
• 1 sliced stalk of celery
• 1 sliced medium onion
• 1½ cups canned tomatoes
• Oil for frying
• 4 tablespoons margarine

Wash the meat with limes and season with the next 7 ingredients and marinate for a few hours.

Sauté the green pepper, celery, onion and tomatoes in oil. Remove and brown the meat. Add vegetables and let simmer uncovered until meat is tender. Should the mixture start drying up, add water a little at a time. When meat is done, add the margarine.
Serves 4.

Note: potatoes, carrots or cabbage may be added to the meat while it is simmering.