What she’d tell you
The paprika goes in off the heat. Burnt paprika turns bitter in seconds and there is no fixing a whole pot afterwards: take the pan off, stir it in, then put it back.
What you need
Written for 6. Change that in the app and the amounts follow.
Tick things off as you get them ready.
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How it goes
Cut the beef into large cubes and brown them hard in the oil in two batches. Set aside.
Cook the sliced onions in the same pot on low for 15 minutes until soft and sweet. There should be as much onion as meat.
Take the pot off the heat entirely. Stir in the paprika, garlic and crushed caraway.
Return to the heat, add the beef, tomatoes, broth, salt and pepper, and bring to a bare simmer.
Lid ajar, lowest heat, 90 minutes.
Add the cubed potatoes and the sliced peppers and cook 30 minutes more until everything is tender.
If you haven’t got it
Beef Chuck
pork shoulder, which is common in Hungary and cheaper
Caraway Seeds
leave them out rather than substituting: nothing else tastes like them
Keeping it
Five days in the fridge, better every day.
Gently on the hob. Freezes for four months.
