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James's Dutch Steak

2 lb Beef Round Steak *
1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
6 tb Butter
1 ea Large Spanish Onion **
1 tb Water
1 1/2 tb Vinegar
 1 ts Prepared Mustard
 1 ea Bay Leaf
2 ea Whole Cloves
4 ea Canned Spiced Onions
12 ea Strips Pimiento
* Steak should be 3/4 inch thick.
** Onion should be thickly sliced.

- Cut steak into 4 pieces; rub with salt and pepper. Heat butter in large frying-pan until hot but not brown. Brown meat on both sides; remove to platter. Add sliced onions to frying-pan and fry lightly; remove from pan. Add water to frying-pan, scraping pan to loosen any bits of beef. Return meat to pan; cover with onion slices. Add vinegar, mustard, bay leaf and cloves. Cover and cook slowly 1 1/2 hours or until tender, turning every 1/2 hour. Place steaks on serving platter. Remove bay leaf and cloves and place onions on platter. Garnish each steak with 1 spiced onion and 3 pimiento strips.

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