Main Meal – Goulash

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Ingredients
· 3 tablespoons pork lard or butter
· 1 1/2 pounds onions
· 1/4 cup paprika
· 1 1/2 pounds stewing beef, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
· 5 garlic cloves crushed
· 2 red bell peppers  cut into 1/2 inch chunks
· 1 yellow bell pepper cut into 1/2 inch chunks
· 2 tomatoes diced· 2 carrots diced· 2 medium potatoes cut into 1/2 inch chunks
· 5 cups beef broth (traditionally just water)
· 1 bay leaf
· 1/2 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds
Instructions
1) Melt the pork lard or butter in a Dutch oven or heavy soup pot over medium high heat and cook the onions until beginning to brown, about 7-10 minutes. Add the beef and cook until the beef is just starting to brown, 7-10 minutes. Add the bell peppers, tomatoes, and garlic and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the paprika, salt, pepper and caraway.
2) Add the beef broth, bay leaf, return to the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
3) Add the carrots and potatoes. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for another 30-40 minutes or until the beef is nice and tender. Add salt to taste and remove the bay leaf.

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