Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
195 min
Cook Time
215 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

3.00 lbs Beef chuck
cubed
4.00 large Onions
diced
0.25 cup Paprika
sweet Hungarian
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 tsp Caraway seeds
3.00 tbsp Tomato paste
4.00 cups Beef broth
0.25 cup Lard
or oil
2.00 Bay leaves
2.00 tsp Salt and pepper
each

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Heat lard. Sauté onions slowly until deeply caramelized, 30 minutes.
30 minutes
2
Add paprika. Stir immediately to prevent burning.
3
Add beef, brown on all sides.
15 minutes
4
Add garlic, caraway, tomato paste, broth, bay leaves, salt, pepper.
5
Simmer covered 2.5 hours until beef very tender.
150 minutes
6
Should be thick, rich, deep red. Adjust seasoning.
7
Serve with bread dumplings (knedliky) or potatoes.
8
Slovak Christmas tradition. Carpathian mountain comfort food.