Baked Steak And Lima Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried lima beans
• 6 cups water
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 lbs round steaks (cut in 1-inch strips)
• 1 (18 ounce) can tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans; add 6 cups of water.
• 2 bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat; let stand, covered, 1 hour.
• 4 do not drain.
• 5 after 1 hour cover, simmer 30 minutes.
• 6 in dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp.
• 7 drain, reserve drippings.
• 8 crumble bacon; set aside.
• 9 coat beef with flour.
• 10 brown beef in hot drippings, pour off excess fat.
• 11 stir in beans and onion.
• 12 combine tomato juice, brown sugar, salt, pepper and mustard.
• 13 pour over beans and beef mixture.
• 14 bake covered in 325°f oven until tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 15 serve hot topped with crumbled bacon and grated cheese to taste.