Beef goulash (Paleo)

Goulash is a Hungarian dish using beef and paprika as its main ingredients. It’s also sometimes called Paprikash. Goulash comes from a word that means cattle stockman in Hungarian.

INGREDIENTS

• Cooking fat;
• 1/2 lb stewing beef, cut in cubes;
• 2 medium onions, sliced;
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed and minced;
• 1 bell pepper, sliced;
• 2 tbsp smoked paprika (this can be adjusted to taste, don’t be scared to use a lot
   of it);
• 2 tsp caraway seeds;
• 1 can chopped tomatoes (fresh tomatoes
   is even better);
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock;
• Chopped parsley for garnishing;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
   to taste;


PREPARATION

1 Preheat your oven to 350 F.

2 Brown the beef cubes in a pot with the cooking
fat.

3 Set the beef aside and now brown the onions.
Add the garlic and bell pepper and cook to
soften for about 5 minutes on a medium heat.

4 Place back the beef in the pot and add the
spices, tomatoes and stock. Season to taste with
salt and pepper.

5 Place a lid on the pot and transfer to the hot
oven.

6 Let cook for about 2 hours to 2 1/2 hours, until
the beef is fork tender.