Beef Goulash

prep time:: 15 min
total time:: 60 min

Serves 4-5

This spicy dish was a favorite of mine since I was a child. My mother used to make goulash and serve it over “semell knoedel” which is simply a bread dumpling. Goulash with semmel knoedel is a traditional Austrian dish. Unfortunately making knoedel is not so easy. So, instead of working hard to make dumplings you can try this simple trick; simply add some refrigerated Ballard biscuits directly to the top of the goulash near the end of cooking. Let the biscuits steam on top of the goulash for 10-15 minutes, then remove them and spoon the goulash on top.

ingredients

1 1/2 - 2 lbs. cut up beef stew meat
1/2 C flour
1 T Montreal steak seasoning
1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
2 T vegetable oil
2 C beef broth
1 C water (if needed)
2-4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 C sliced peppers – yellow and red
1 14 oz. can of crushed or diced tomatoes
1 1/2 T paprika
1/2 t marjoram
1 t black pepper
1 t salt (or to taste)

directions

1
Heat 1T vegetable oil in a large pot. Add onions and cook onions until lightly browned. Remove onions from pot. Add remaining vegetable oil and continue to keep pot hot.
2
Pour flour and Montreal steak seasoning into a large plastic bag. Add beef cubes and shake bag to thoroughly coat meat with flour and seasonings. Add floured beef cubes in small batches to hot oil in a large pot; stir and lightly brown beef cubes. When all beef cubes are lightly browned add the remaining flour from the bag and the recently browned onions and stir well. Then add the beef broth, peppers, canned tomatoes and spices. Cover and using low heat continue to slow cook mixture for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding water if needed to keep it from getting too thick.
3
This Goulash goes great with either Semmelknoedel or Spaetzle on the side.

notes

If you want to make your goulash extra spicy try adding a can of Rotel instead of the can of crushed tomatoes. This will “kick it up a notch.” Photo note: Independence anchored in Turnbull Cove, BC.

Source: Don Chase