I kind of made this up, basing the flavours on a vegetarian recipe that I have. There may be edits as I try out tweaking the recipe. It was good enough the first time, though.
INGREDIENTS:
- Approx. 200g onion, chopped
- 200g pancetta (or streaky bacon) (optional)
- 2 tbsp olive oil or lard
- 2 tsp Hungarian paprika
- 1 tsp caraway, lightly crushed
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
- 300 to 400g beef, cut into cubes
- 300ml beef stock
- 300ml tub of sour cream
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 or 3 potatoes, peeled and diced (or use small salad potatoes, around 200g)
METHOD:
- Set the oven to 160℃
- In a large oven-safe casserole pan, fry the pancetta until crispy on the outside, and set aside.
- In the same pan, fry the onion and garlic over a medium heat until golden yellow and soft
- Add the paprika and caraway seed, and stir into the onions, around 15 seconds.
- Add the meat and stir to brown the meat on all sides as well as coating it with paprika
- Add the stock, bacon, tomato puree, black pepper, salt to taste, and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and put the pan into the oven for around 2½ hours
- Add the peeled chopped potatoes, and check the seasoning, and then cook for another half an hour or so, until the potatoes are cooked. You can add other vegetables as well, such as carrots, or celeriac, if you wish. If the stew is not thick enough for your taste, simmer on the stove top with the lid off, to reduce it down.
- Stir in the sour cream, and garnish with chopped parsley to serve.