Ingredients:

½ cabbage, into strips
2 carrots, sliced
2 eggplant, peeled and sliced
2 lb beef, cubed
2 cups water
1 tablespoon vinegar
½ cup olive oil
Salt, Pepper
1 onion, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
Tabasco
1 garlic minced
3 cloves
Few parsley sprigs, finely chopped

Instructions:

Marinate the meat.*

In a large saucepan, pour oil and fry the meat. Add cabbage, carrots, eggplant and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 25 minutes.

Uncover and transfer the eggplant slices in a blender to reduce in a puree. Put the eggplant puree into the pan.

Add vinegar, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, tomato paste, parsley, Tabasco to taste and cloves.

Simmer 20 minutes and serve over white rice..

* see recipe for Marinade for meat