Beef Paprika

From Ars Cookbook

by Brodie

This is an old Hungarian recipe passed down from my great-grandmother. It's a great cold-weather dish.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 T. brown sugar
• 2 lbs beef chuck or round, cut into 1” cubes
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 cup onion sliced
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 small clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 3/4 cup catsup
• A dash cayenne red pepper
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water

After cooking

• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/4 cup water

Directions

1. Melt shortening in large skillet.
2. Add meat, onion & garlic; cook and stir until meat is brown and onion is tender.
3. Stir in catsup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water.
4. Cover and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
5. After simmering, blend flour & 1/4 cup water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
6. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
7. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Serve over egg noodles.