Beef in Paprika
The nice thing about living in Virginia is that Spring comes early and fall stays late. Our winter is short and yes we did get a fair amount of snow this year but the snow melted away within a couple of days. And so now that Spring is slowly approaching (we have already had a couple of wonderful warm days in the 70’s 🙂 yes we are lucky indeed) but before Spring really takes a hold on us I think we can squeeze in one more dish of what I consider a comfort food. This is a wonderful beef stew with a mild and sweet paprika flavor, onions, tomatoes and tender mushrooms. It becomes even more delicious when served with a slightly perfumed Jasmine rice…my all-time favorite rice. So before the tiny buds burst into brilliant green and we all start sneezing again there is still time for one more hardy meal. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs cubed beef
1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon salt
olive oil for browning
1 onion, diced
6 large mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
2 cups chicken stock
3 sprigs fresh thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoon sour cream
water and cornstarch
Directions:
Trim off excess fat and cut beef cubes into bite size pieces. Season meat with paprika and salt. Place beef cubes in hot pan and brown, careful not to crowd the pan. You may have to brown meat in batches. Once meat is browned remove to a plate and set aside.
Add onions to pan and cook until translucent, then move onions to outer edge of pan and add mushrooms. Cook mushrooms until they just start to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, chicken stock and thyme. Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and let simmer for 1/2 to 1 hour. Add sour cream and stir. Mix cold water and cornstarch in a cup to make a slurry and add into simmering beef stew in small increments until desired thickened consistency. Serve over Jasmine rice. Enjoy!
Beef in Paprika
Source: My Danish Kitchen
My Danish Kitchen 
You are so lucky to have had 70F weather – even if it was just a couple of days. It has been so gray and dreary in North Jutland. We are dreaming of the sun. This recipe looks terrific, and I love that you are a fan of Jasmine rice, too. People tend to go with Basmati so often, but I love Jasmine.
Oh I know how gray and dreary it can be in the winter time in Denmark, BUT… very soon you will have the amazing long summer night, and that I envy you 🙂
This is my favourite recipe here so far 🙂 I love beef especially in the flavorful sauce. I really need to make this for dinner some day.
you are so right about comfort food I hope that spring is on its way, I’m sure tired of winter.
Your beef stew to be the perfect way to spend a cold evening enjoying delicious food that not only warms your body warms your soul.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Cheers
Dennis
This looks so comforting, I’m glad you squeezed it in before Spring like weather shows up;-) I love the sweet paprika and small amount of sour cream in your beef dish.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Ugh, you are so lucky as far as the weather. We just got 8 inches of snow night before last. The paprika beef looks delicious!
Wonderful dinner recipe. This looks so good.
Wow this looks delicious! Love how fresh and healthy this looks. Yum!
this sounds so good right now. Love this recipe:) thanks for sharing this and have a great day.
Just noticed your Beef in Paprika Sauce on foodbuzz…buzzed you, and I’m here to let you know that you did an amazing job on this authentic Hungarian dish. Having a Hungarian mother, who was very fussy about her authentic dishes, I can attest to your beautiful and yummy dish!
Thank you very much and yes it really is delicious.