Beef Paprika - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs beef stew meat
1/4 cup shortening
1 tablespoon minced garlic clove
1 cup onion
3/4 cup catsup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 dash red cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup water
3 cups wide egg noodles

Preparation

Slice onion into thin slices.
Melt shortening in a large skillet
Add meat, onion and garlic; cook and stir till meat is light browned and onion tender.
Stir in catsup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water.
Cover and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add water if needed--don't cook too dry.
Cook egg noodles as per package instructions.
Blend flour and 1/4 cup water; stir gradually into meat mixture. Heat till boiling and stir one minute.
Stir 1/2 cup of cooked meat mixture liquid into cooked noodles.
Add 1/2 water back into mixture.
Serve over noodles.