Hungarian Goulash

An easy recipe for Hungarian goulash.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into cubes
1 cup diced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup tomato ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons beef or vegetable base or bouillon granules
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4 cup cold water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Cooked wide noodles as accompaniment

Cooking Directions:

1. Sauté in butter the beef, onion, and garlic until onions are softened. Drain fat. Stir in water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, beef or vegetable base or bouillon granules, paprika, mustard and cayenne pepper. Cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
2. Shake 1/4 cup water and flour in a tightly covered container and gradually stir into beef mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly until stew is thickened.
3. Serve over hot noodles.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.