Beef Goulash

A good beef stew with some bread loaf or noodle... hmmm !
According to Wikipedia, Goulash (plural: goulashes) is primarily a soup, also existing as stew, usually made of beef, onions, vegetables, spices and ground paprika powder. The name originates from the Hungarian gulyás, the word for a cattle stock-man or herdsman. In Slovakia goulash is also popular and the word "guláš" means mishmash.


Friends trying to substitute paprika, careful, chili powder is definately NO!. Paprika gives that flavor and colour and has hardly any hot taste. You can throw in a spoonful in your mouth and still smile at your boss' jokes. 


Ingredients

• 750g boneless beef, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 30g flour
• 15g butter
• 2 medium  chopped white onion
• 5g  garlic
• 15ml white wine
• 30g paprika
• 15ml vinegar
• 3 medium plum tomatoes chopped
• 5g caraway seeds, crushed
• 2  bay leaves
• 300ml beef stock
• 500g potato peeled and diced 1 -inch cubes
• 200g carrot peeled and diced 1 -inch pieces
• 5-6 cloves garlic
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Coat beef cubes into flour with some seasoning
Bake the meat till well done
Saute onion and garlic in butter till light golden
Glaze it with white wine.
add the tomatoes.
Mix vinegar and paprika together and add it to the pan.
Keep the mixture moist, sprinkle some water if needed
Add caraway seeds and bay leaf.
Add Beef and the stock. Adjust the seasoning
Simmer till the meat is just cooked
Add the potatoes, garlic pods and the carrots. cook till the liquid reduces to a saucy consistency
serve it with some noodle or a loaf of bread

On request for my friend Bandaru Baburao