Description
A spicy way to dress up stew beef. My mom made this when we were kids, and we loved it. It is spicy while not mouth-burning! Can be made with cheaper cuts of beef, and comes out very tender. If it gets too thick, add a little water while it’s cooking. Garnish with sour cream.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in oil until soft
- 2 to 4 minutes. Remove onions and set them aside.
- Combine paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- and pepper in a medium bowl. Coat beef cubes in spice mixture
- and cook in the onion pot until brown on all sides.
- Return onions to the pot with beef; pour in water
- tomato paste
- garlic
- and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil
- then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer
- stirring occasionally
- until meat is tender
- 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8