Ingredients

  • 5 strips of bacon
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 jar of pearl onions
  • 1 1/2-2 lbs of round steak cut into cubes
  • Spice mix made of 1/8 cup of flour plus 1 teaspoon of each of the following: paprika, marjoram, garlic, seasoned salt, lemon-pepper
  • 3/4 cup hearty red wine
  • 2 cups beek stock
  • 1 cup carrots cut in large dice
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms
  • 3/4 cup catsup
  • 2 Tbsp worcestershire
  • pinch of dry mustard and cayenne
  • Roux
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 3 Tbsp flour
  • 1 cup of stock from goulash

Method

  • Cut up and cook 5 strips of bacon. Remove bacon and crumble. Reserve drippings.
  • Brown chopped onion in drippings. Remove and reserve remaining drippings.
  • Place pearl onions, browned onion and bacon in a Dutch oven.
  • Toss meat in a plastic bag with flour & spice mix.
  • Brown meat in remaining drippings.
  • Add wine to pan to deglaze. Scrape up any browned bits and add wine to Dutch oven.
  • Add beef broth and meat.
  • Add carrots, mushrooms, catsup, worchestershire, dry mustard and cayenne.
  • Simmer on low for 2-4 hours until meat is fork-tender.
  • Melt 3 Tbsp of butter in a sauce pan. Add 3 Tbsp of flour and sautee gently until flour is browned. Slowly add about 1 cup of stock from the goulash to the roux, mixing constantly. Stir mixture into the goulash to thicken the sauce.