Beef Goulash With Gherkins(Warms The House And The Body) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. lard (oil)
1 Tbsp. paprika
1 c. dry red wine
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. flour
salt
2 c. finely chopped onions
3 lb. boneless beef stew meat, cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 c. beef stock
fresh ground pepper
1/2 c. sweet gherkins, cut in julienne strips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Heat lard in 5-quart flameproof casserole until a light haze forms, then add onions.
Cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes.
Off the heat, stir in the paprika, coating onions well.
Add the beef and pour the wine and beef stock over it.
Stir in salt and a few grindings of pepper.
Bring to a boil; cover tightly and bake in middle of oven for 1 hour. Remove casserole from oven and with a spoon, skim off about 2 tablespoons of the surface fat.
Combine this with the
2 tablespoons of flour; stir the mixture into the casserole.
Return casserole to oven and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer, or until beef shows no resistance when pierced with the tip of a small sharp knife.
Skim surface fat from the casserole; add the gherkins and heat for 2 to 3 minutes longer.
Taste for seasoning.
Serve.