Posie’s Place

The last time we visited one of the local food markets I picked up some hot Hungarian paprika and I’ve been really looking forward to sampling it.

My back has been acting up this week and the doctor has advised me to get lots of rest so I wanted a recipe which would require me to be on my feet for as little as possible. Mindful of this I turned to Google, read through a ton of recipes and after getting a good idea about which ingredients go into a goulasch and thought I’d give my own version a try and throw it into the slow cooker/crock pot.

If there is anything left over after we’ve dished up this evening then I’m planning on popping it into the freezer as I really need to start stocking up for when the baby comes.

BEEF GOULASCH

INGREDIENTS

• 500g Beef stewing steak
• 3 Medium onions, sliced
• 1 Green pepper, sliced
• 3 Cloves garlic, chopped roughly
• 1 Tbsp Tomato puree
• 500g Chopped plum tomatoes
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Hot Hungarian paprika
• 1 Tsp Caraway seeds
• 500ml Beef stock
• 1 Tbsp Vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper

PREPARATION

1. Heat the oil in a large non stick pot with a lid and add the onions, garlic and green pepper. Stir thoroughly and cover with the lid. Reduce the heat and allow the onions and peppers to cook and soften gently without colouring this should take around 15 minutes.
2. Add the meat, tomato puree, caraway seeds, tomatoes, paprika and stock. Stir the casserole well and cover.
3. Bring the stew to the boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 3 hours (or transfer to the slow cooker and allow to cook gently for about 6 hours or until the meat is tender, remembering not to remove the lid until the cooking time is almost over).
4. Once the meat is tender, remove the lid, turn up the heat and allow the sauce to reduce to the desired consistency.
5. Serve with boiled rice and a generous spoonful of soured cream!

This  really went down a treat, the thick and rich sauce was sooooo tasty and the heat from the paprika was beautifully offset by the sour cream.  This is something I will be cooking again for sure!

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