Beef Paprika

by Brodie

This is an old Hungarian recipe passed down from my great-grandmother. It's a great cold-weather dish.

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup shortening
 * 1 T. brown sugar
 * 2 lbs beef chuck or round, cut into 1” cubes
 * 2 tsp salt
 * 1 cup onion sliced
 * 2 tsp paprika
 * 1 small clove garlic, minced
 * 1/2 tsp dry mustard
 * 3/4 cup catsup
 * A dash cayenne red pepper
 * 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
 * 1 1/2 cups water

After cooking
 * 2 tbsp flour
 * 1/4 cup water

Directions

 * 1) Melt shortening in large skillet.
 * 2) Add meat, onion & garlic; cook and stir until meat is brown and onion is tender.
 * 3) Stir in catsup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water.
 * 4) Cover and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
 * 5) After simmering, blend flour & 1/4 cup water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
 * 6) Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
 * 7) Boil and stir 1 minute.

Serve over egg noodles.