Hungarian Veal Stew (borjupörkölt)

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon lard
• 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup tomato juice
• 2 cups beef stock (or replace 1/2 cup of beef stock with red wine)
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 lb veal or 1 lb beef, cut into bite-sized cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• cayenne pepper, to taste
• 3/4 lb potato, diced into 1/2 " pieces (approx. 2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in large saucepan and fry the onion and garlic gently until onion is golden;.
• 2 add tomato juice and 1 cup stock.
• 3 sprinkle on the paprika and when this is bubbling add the meat and stir to coat it.
• 4 reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and braise slowly for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until very tender.
• 5 when everything else is cooked through, add potatoes, salt, pepper, remaining stock, and taste for seasonings; cook 25-30 minutes more.
• 6 serve with nokedli or csipetke.