Beef Paprika

Another recipe found in the Quick Cooking magazine. This one is designed to cook for two, but it's easily scaled up as needed.

Beef Paprika

Ingredients:
3/4 pound beef stew meat, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 cup water, divided
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp brown sugar
3/4 tsp paprika
3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
Dash cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Hot cooked noodles

Directions:

In a large saucepan, brown beef in oil on all sides. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. Add 1/2 cup of water, ketchup, brown sugar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard, and cayenne; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until beef is tender.

Combine flour and remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into stew. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over noodles.

Yield: 2 servings


Notes: This calls for a look simmer time. When I first made this, I didn't end up using the full cook time - the meat was looking good and I didn't want to boil off too much of the liquid. My advice? Keep an eye on the beef and remove it from the heat when you think it's ready.