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(Experiment 84) Hovezi gulas

Ingredients

  • 650 g beef shank if you cannot get this part get the chuck
  • 500 g onion minced
  • 700 g beef or vegetable stock
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3-4 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbps paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 45 g butter

Instructions

  • First dice the meat into cubes of about 1″ long, try as much as possible to cut them all the same size.
  • In a large pot melt the butter over medium-high and add the meat. If your pot is small do it in 2-3 batches. Brown the meat and remove it from the pot and reserve.
  • Turn heat to medium and put the onion in the pot and caramelize them a little.
  • Add the tomato paste, flour, garlic, paprika, caraway seeds, salt and pepper. Cook for about a minute and add the broth. Stir well so the flour and tomato paste is all mixed. Add the meat back in the pot and bring to a boil then to a simmer, cover for 2 hours. Take a look after 90 minutes to see if the sauce has thickened enough, if it’s too thin, resume cooking without the cover.
  • At this stage add the marjoram. Stir and give it a taste test; adjust with salt and pepper as needed.
  • Serve with some knedliky and you are all set