Hungarian Goulash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs beef stew meat or 2 lbs chopped steak
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
seasoning salt or table salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cups chopped onions
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
2 tablespoons tomato paste
14 ounces beef broth
1 cup water
chateau potato dumplings (optional)

Preparation

Brown meat in butter and oil in skillet or pot
Season with Salt
Add Onions, Carrots and Garlic
Cook until onions are soft
Add Flour, Paprika, and Marjoram
Stir for 3 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients
Simmer covered for 2 hours or until meat is tender
Add frozen Chateau brand potato dumplings (optional)
Cover and simmer for additional 30 minutes with optional dumplings
Goulash is even better when made the day before.