Hungarian Goulash (beef With Paprika)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 slices bacon
• 1 large onion, sliced thin
• 3 lbs beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons paprika (recommended -- half spanish smoked, half hungarian sweet)
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine (like pinot noir)
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon (like minor's beef base)
• 1 (16 ounce) can of whole new potatoes
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms (stems and pieces is good)

Recipe

• 1 assemble and prepare all ingredients.
• 2 in a 5-quart casserole, heat bacon to render fat. remove bacon, and cook onion in remaining fat until translucent. add meat and brown, stirring to braise evenly. season with the salt, sugar, paprika. add tomato paste and caraway seed.
• 3 add wine, bouillon, potatoes, mushrooms. cover.
• 4 bake in oven at 350°f for 60-90 minutes until liquid is gently boiling, meat is tender, and the aroma from the oven is plainly evident.