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Beef goulash

Dec 04 02:31pm

Serves
6

Ingredients

2kg diced beef chuck steak
1/2 cup plain flour
4 tblsps vegetable oil
2 brown onions, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 red capsicums, coarsely chopped
2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
3 sticks celery, coarsely chopped
2 tblsps sweet paprika
1/2 cup tomato paste
2 tblsps brown sugar
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 litre (4 cups) beef stock
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
Mashed potato, to serve
Extra chopped parsley, to garnish

Method
1 Toss beef in flour to coat.

2 Heat 3 tblsps of the oil in a large saucepan. Add beef in batches. Cook, stirring, until browned. Remove from pan.

3 Heat remaining 1 tblsp of oil in same pan. Add onions, garlic, capsicums, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables are just tender. Stir in paprika, tomato paste and sugar. Cook for 2 minutes.

4 Return beef to pan with tomatoes and stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, or until beef is tender. Stir in parsley.

5 Serve goulash with mashed potato. Sprinkle with extra chopped parsley.