Hamburger Goulash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, sliced thinly
2 tablespoons flour
14 ounces stewed tomatoes
2 cups beef stock
1 cup water, approximately
3 tablespoons szedged Hungarian paprika or 1 sweet paprika, with a good red color
1 -2 teaspoon chili pepper (to your taste)
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 large potatoes, peeled,washed,cubed
3 large dill pickles, cut like relish
1 large bay leaf

Preparation

Add some of the oil in pan.
Brown, and drain ground beef in a lg.
heavy pan.
Remove beef into bowl.
Pour rest of oil into pan, brown onions til almost a carmelized look.
Don't burn.
Put hamburger back, add flour and stir until the flour taste is gone a few minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes, stock and spices.
Stir well.
Add the rest except water.
Stir again.
Add only enough water to have a stew like consistency.
It will look a little thin but as it cooks it will thicken up.
Cook on med.
You want it to cook quick and well.
I leave the cover tilted, to allow some of the steam to release and thicken the goulash.
Serve with hard crusted bread and a fresh salad.