Bogracs Gulyas (kettle Goulash)

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons bacon fat
• 5 large onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 large green peppers, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons hungarian paprika
• 3 lbs stewing beef, in 1" cubes
• pepper
• salt
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• sour cream, at room temp.

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 heat bacon fat in a deep heavy pot.
• 3 cook the onions, peppers, and garlic until the onions are limp and transparent.
• 4 add paprika and cook until it has lost its raw taste.
• 5 add beef and remaining ingredients, except sour cream.
• 6 stir well to combine.
• 7 simmer in a preheated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
• 8 adjust oven temperature during cooking time so contents of pot remain at a simmer.
• 9 serve in shallow soup bowls with a tablespoon of sour cream on top of each serving.