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This quantity should serve between 8-10 people.
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Put the meat in a large bowl and add the garlic, bay leaves, cinnamon, peppercorns, curry powder, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and chillies.
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Rub the spices into the pieces of meat with 3 tablespoons of the vinegar.
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Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 3 hours and up to 12.
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Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
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Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large frying pan and fry the meat with the garlic and spices in 3 or 4 batches until the meat is browned on all sides, adding more oil when necessary.
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Do not allow the garlic to burn.
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Transfer the meat and garlic to a large, lidded flameproof casserole.
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Peel and slice the onions.
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Add a little more oil to the frying pan and cook the onions until softened and lightly coloured.
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Tip them into the casserole.
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Deglaze the frying pan with the remaining malt vinegar, stirring to lift the sediment from the bottom; pour over the meat.
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Add the tomatoes, salt, sugar, treacle and water.
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Bring to the boil.
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Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven.
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Cook for 2-21/2 hours until the meat is very tender.
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Serve with rice that has been boiled, then fried with a little onion and some cooked black-eyed or red kidney beans.
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It is imperative that the curry be served with good and violent chile sauce and cans of ice-cold lager.