Hungarian Beef Goulash

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sweet hungarian paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon hot hungarian paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/4-inch pieces
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 28 ounces beef broth
• 14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 3 cups medium egg noodles, uncooked (about 6 ounces)
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sweet paprika, salt, hot paprika and black pepper in resealable plastic food storage bag. add 1/2 of beef. seal bag; shake to coat well. repeat with remaining beef.
• 2 heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in dutch oven over medium heat. add one-half of beef; brown on all sides. transfer to large bowl. repeat browning with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and remaining beef; transfer to same bowl.
• 3 heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same dutch oven; add onion and cook 8 minutes or until tender. add minced garlic cloves and cook for 2-3 more minutes, stirring often.
• 4 return beef and any juices to dutch oven. add broth, tomatoes with liquid, water and marjoram. bring to a boil over medium-high heat. reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring once.
• 5 when meat is tender, stir in noodles and bell pepper; cover. simmer about 8 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring once. to serve, ladle into 8 soup bowls. dollop with sour cream.