Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 lb boneless beef chuck, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 lb boneless pork shoulder, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 lb boneless veal shoulder, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
  • 3 tablespoons hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground blach pepper
  • 3/4 cup beef broth
  • 2 cups sauerkraut, rinsed well and wrung fairly dry
  • 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature

Method

  • Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions and saute until golden, about 7 minutes. Remove to a large bowl.
  • Brown meat in Dutch oven and three batches, allowing about 10 minutes per batch and removing to bowl as it browns.
  • Blend the paprika with the warm water and the salt and pepper.
  • Return onion and meats to pot along with any accumulated juices, the paprika mixture, and beef broth, and bring to a boil. Adjust heat and simmer mixture until all meats are tender, about 2 hours. Check pot occasionally and add a little more water if mixture threatens to scorch.
  • Mix in sauerkraut, cover and simmer 10 minutes, then smooth in sour cream and heat through 5 minutes. Do not allow to boil or sour cream will curdle. Taste for salt and pepper and add if needed.