Czech Goulash With Bread Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Goulash
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 lbs pork or 1 1/2 lbs beef, cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon hot paprika (optional)
1 teaspoon caraway seed
1 teaspoon marjoram
salt and pepper, to taste
2 1/2 cups water
1 potato
Dumplings
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 -5 slices white bread, use stale bread, cut into small cubes (trim hard crust off)

Preparation

Goulash:
Saute onion and garlic in shortening until translucent.
Add meat with spices and saute till brown.
Add water; simmer, covered, until meat is tender, about 1 hour.
Add finely grated potato into the meat and simmer 5 minutes stirring often.
Serve with dumplings or bread.
Dumplings:
Mix together beaten egg, milk, flour, baking powder and salt until smooth.
Add bread cubes to batter and mix well.
Make two small loaves.
Drop into large pot of vigorously boiling water. Cook 10 minutes, then roll dumpling over and cook an additional 10 minutes. Remove immediately from water and cut ends off to release steam.
Cut into 1/2 inch slices and serve.