Ingredients
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2 lbs lean and trimmed stewing beef
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2 -4 tablespoons olive oil
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1 tablespoon dried herbs (such as thyme, rosemary and marjoram)
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3 -4 teaspoons sweet red paprika
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2 large carrots, peeled and diced
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4 potatoes, peeled and diced
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1 (425 g) can peeled tomatoes
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1 tablespoon tomato puree
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2 teaspoons garlic powder or 2 peeled crushed fresh garlic cloves
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1 teaspoon caraway seed
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0.5 (325 ml) bottle red wine
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salt & freshly ground black pepper
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sour cream, to serve
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2 big onions, peeled and diced
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a casserole, add meat and pan fry until brown.
- Add onion and heat until transparent.
- Then add carrots, potatoes and herbs and stir for a few minutes.
- Add red wine, tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic powder and caraway seeds - simmer for about 2 to 3 hours, adding some water if necessary.
- Crock pot: cook in a crock pot on high for 4 to 5 hours - reduce the liquid if cooking this way to about 1/4 bottle red wine.
- Serve with sour cream, dumplings or noodles.(And crusty bread - such as German Sourdough bread.).