Joe's Zoo Stew

Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups Onions, sliced
2 Teaspoons Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Granulated Sugar
2 Bay Leaves
1/2 Teaspoon Thyme
4 Tablespoons Butter
4 Pounds Beef, cubed
2 Tablespoons Flour
2 Cups Beer
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
3 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley, chopped

Instructions

Brown onions in the butter. Remove and brown the meat. Sprinkle the meat with the flour. Add other ingredients and stir well. Cover and cook in 350 degree oven for 3 hours or until meat is very tender. Serve with noodles. Joe was another Marian Ave neighbor. Before moving to Pittsburgh, he ran the Toledo Zoo. In Pittsburgh he was the head of the Pittsburgh Zoo. When he retired he took over the Oglebay Zoo in Wheeling.