Beef Ragout (goulash)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 lbs stew meat
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules, dissolved in
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer (optional) or 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, salt, and pepper in a bag. season beef cubes by shaking in the bag of flour mixture then brown beef in oil in a large skillet. remove meat.
• 2 saute onion, pepper and celery until soft. stir remaining flour into vegetables. slowly add bouillon and remaining ingredients and cook until blended.
• 3 pour all ingredients into a large casserole and bake uncovered at 325 degrees for 2 hours.
• 4 serve over rice or noodles. serves 8. (the casserole will look dried out until you stir it up before serving).