Chilli Up North Goulash

Decided to try and make a goulash in my slow cooker, i had a rough idea of what went in so just kind of made it up as i went along, it was bloody lovely so thought id share the recipe with you.

Ingredients

• 600g of braising steak (diced)
• 2 carrots (grated)
• 2 sticks of celery (grated)
• 2 small red onions (chopped)
• 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 1 dried chilli (chpoped)
• 2 fresh red chillis (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons of paprika
• 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons carraway seeds (ground)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 10 mushrooms (more if you wish) (sliced)
• salt + pepper
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tin of tomatoes
• 4 peppers (mixed colours) (sliced)
• 200ml of beef stock
• 1 small packet of new potatoes.
• plain flour
• fresh thyme
• fresh parsley
• olive oil
• honey

Then you need dumplings,sour cream and crusty bread to serve with it…oh and a nice crisp beer or quality lager.

Method

1. Par boil the potatoes so they are nice and soft and drain.
2. Coat the beef in flour and season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat some olive oil in a pan and fry the beef until browned.
4. Add the garlic, carrots, mushrooms, celery, onion, peppers and chillis and potatoes, fry until everything is cooked and soft.
5. Add the tomatoes and beef stock along with all of the herbs and spices and tomato puree, stir well for 5 minutes, then taste, adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and honey.
6. Now either transfer to a slow cooker for 6-7 hours or leave cover and simmer on the hob for a 2-3 hours
7. squeeze in the lemon juice, Serve with warm crusty bread, dumplings and a glass of beer.

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