Title: "Shteks I Veenees" Steaks and Wieners in Catsup Sauce
Categories: Serbian Beef Steak Sausage
Yield: 1 Servings

3	lb	Top round steak
2	md	Onions, sliced
6		Weiners
		Salt and black pepper to
		Taste
2 1/2	c	Catsup
1 1/2	c	Water
		Oil for frying

"Shteks i veenees," as the old babas used to say when the Serbs first emigrated to the United States around the turn of the century. Remember, the old "babas," (grandmothers in Serbian), were young women back then. This isn't a Balkan recipe, but a recipe the immigrant women learned to cook for their men, the hungry, low-income, immigrant workers in the boarding houses around 1900.

This recipe is easily expanded for any who happen by your home on the spur of the moment...just add more of everything.

Cut round steak into about 8 serving pieces. Tenderize with a mallet or French knife. Heat oil in a large frying pan, (preferably cast iron). Fry steaks, browning well. Salt and pepper while frying; (I like coarse-ground pepper and Kosher salt). Remove the steaks from the pan and set aside.

Peel and slice onions. Add to drippings in frying pan and saute over LOW heat until tender. Add catsup and water. Stir and taste for salt. Add hot dogs and steaks. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. If steaks are not tender, simmer for up to an hour. Serve with garlic mashed potatos. Serves 6 to 8 people.

This is easy to do and you can embellish upon the basic recipe, if you wish. Use your imagination. Children love "SHTEKS I (PRONOUNCED: EE) VEENEES! So will you. Try it.

Hal Kinney Concord, CA

From: Hal Kinney Date: 14 Feb 97 Recipes Ä

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