Hungarian Beef Paprikash

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef tips or 1 lb stew meat, cut into cubes
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tbsp. butter
• 2 yellow onions, sliced into strings
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 3 cups red peppers, cut into strips (approx. 4 small peppers)
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons spicy mustard
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce (chili sauce, or tabasco)
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice
• 1 pint sour cream

Recipe

• 1 pat the beef dry, then salt and pepper before placing in the pot.
• 2 brown the meat on all sides for a few minutes in the pot with oil and butter.
• 3 transfer beef to a bowl.
• 4 add onions, garlic and more butter to pot. sautee until tender, then transfer onion/garlic to a bowl.
• 5 add can of chopped tomatoes and mustard to pot, stirring and scraping all the bits off bottom of pot.
• 6 add in the onions and stir until combined with sauce, about 2 minutes.
• 7 empty the two cups of beef broth into pot, along with the red peppers. stir until slightly softened.
• 8 add beef, and stir in hot sauce to taste. remember the hot sauce gains strength as it cooks, so keep testing periodically to get the level heat you want, adding a little at a time.
• 9 add orange juice and stir over low heat for a few minutes, again testing the level of heat with the hot sauce. leave uncovered while stirring.
• 10 once all is to a good boil, cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for one hour. you can even turn it off and let sit for a few hours, to have ready for a meal hours later.
• 11 now bring the pot to a boil, and add the sour cream. sitr until blended. sauce should have a rich orange color, and a creamy, not thick texture. if too thick, add more orange juice.
• 12 update the level "heat" with more hot sauce, if desired.
• 13 serve over rice or thick egg noodles. enjoy!