Beef Paprikas

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika (preferably hungarian sweet)
• 2 1/2 cups beef stock or 2 1/2 cups low sodium beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
• 1 3/4 lbs beef tenderloin, center-cut, cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices, slices halved lengthwise
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• chopped tomato (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt 2 t butter in heavy large deep skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add onions and bell pepper and saute until light brown, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and saute until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
• 4 mix in flour and paprika and stir 2 minutes.
• 5 mix in stock and tomato paste.
• 6 bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• 7 boil until sauce thickens and paprika flavor mellows, stirriing frequently, about 8 minutes.
• 8 mix in sour cream.
• 9 remove from heat and add dill.
• 10 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 11 (can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover and refrigerate. bring to simmer before adding beef.).
• 12 melt 1 t butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 13 working in batches, add beef, season with salt and pepper and cook until just brown on each side.
• 14 transfer to plate. add more butter as needed.
• 15 when all beef is brown, add to sauce along with any drippings on plate.
• 16 add dry wine to skillet and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. boil until syrupy, about 3 mnutes. add to beef.
• 17 sprinkle with chopped tomatoes before serving, if desired.