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Sweet Beef

Name: Sweet Beef
Total time: 235 min
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil; 3–4 pounds of beef chunks; 1½ tablespoons butter; 1½ tablespoons vinegar; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1½ tablespoons dry mustard; ¾ teaspoons salt; ¾ cup water; 2–3 bottles chili sauce; 1 dash of tobacco (optional)

Make Sweet Beef with a practical ingredient list and a complete, ordered cooking method adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook.

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME3h 55m

DIFFICULTYMedium

SERVESSee recipe

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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What you’ll need

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Let’s make it

Step 1
Add the bacon drippings/vegetable oil to a skillet over high heat. Add the beef to the skillet, and brown the meat on all sides. Do not cook completely through. Transfer meat to the slow cooker.
Step 2
In a skillet, melt the butter. Add the onions, and fry until they begin to become transparent.
Step 3
Combine all the ingredients except the meat in the skillet. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Stir together.
Step 5
Cook on low for 2½–3½ hours.
Step 6
Serve with mashed potatoes and honey carrots.

Sweet Beef

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