Mom'S Hungarian Goulash With Egg Noodles(6 To 8 Servings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean round or chuck steak
1 large or 2 medium onions
1 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms (optional)
6 slices bacon (optional)
1/2 or more c. sour cream
1 pkg. thick/wide (goulash) egg noodles
poppy seed or paprika (optional)
1 c. red wine
1 c. water
1/4 c. ketchup
1/8 c. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. paprika (more if desired)
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. salt and pepper

Preparation

Fry bacon in Dutch oven; drain and crumble bacon and set aside. Saute chopped onion in bacon drippings; drain on paper towels. Brown meat cut up into 1-inch cubes in grease and drain excess off. Add wine, water, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire and vinegar over meat into the pot; then add spices of dry mustard, paprika, salt and pepper.
Cover tightly and cook over low heat 2 to 2 1/2 hours or cook in crock-pot 8 hours.
Fifteen to twenty minutes before serving, boil the noodles in another pot; drain and save. Add 1/2 cup sour cream (or more if desired).
Serve in 2 bowls. Sprinkle poppy seed over noodles with melted butter (optional); combine on plates as served and toss to coat.