Beef Goulash

-3 pounds of stewing beef
-12 ounces bacon
-3 small onions, chopped
-2 tablespoons paprika
-Salt
-1 teaspoon caraway
-4 tablespoons flour, mixed with a a 1/4 cup water
-Marjaram
-Garlic
-1 tablespoon hot pepper (I use McCormicks Fiery 5 Pepper seasoning)

Saute the chopped onion and bacon in a pan. Add the meat, brown it and sprinkle with paprika. Stir and pour on a little hot water, add salt and simmer for 1 hour. Boil off the liquid until only fat remains.  Mix in the flour mixture and some additional water and stew about 30 more minutes. Season the meat with marjaram, mashed garlic and hot paprika to taste, then stew an additional 20-30 minutes. Serve with noodles or dumplings. Top with sour cream.

From the kitchen of Lisa Stone.