Ingredients
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2 -3 lbs stewing beef, cut into cubes
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1/2 cup bacon, cut into small pieces
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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1 tablespoon caraway seed (less if you like)
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1 bay leaf
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1 1/2 cups beef stock (or water with stock cubes see stock cubes info on package)
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1 1/2 cups of a dry red wine (the more flavour the better, if I don't have wine I increase the stock amount and add a bit of vineg)
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3 -4 cloves garlic, minced or in cut in small pieces
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1 big onion, cut small
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some sour cream, if you like it creamier
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1/2 teaspoon hot paprika, if you like it hot
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1 -2 green peppers or 1 -2 red pepper, in 1 inch pieces
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2 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
Instructions
- fry bacon pieces in a deep pan for some minutes until the fat comes out.
- brown beef in bacon fat with the bacon, stirring.
- add onion and garlic cloves and brown, stirring.
- add pepper pieces and paprika and stir.
- add all other ingredients and cook covered on low heat for 1 1/2-2 hours or until tender Add more water if needed or if it is too thin take the cover off and evaporate the surplus water.
- Take out bay leaf and add sour cream if you prefer it.
- Serve with buttered noodles or with some bread dumplings.