Authentic Hungarian Goulash In A Clay Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons oil
2 medium onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 parsnip, diced
3 celery leaves
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 fresh green pepper, seeded and diced
2 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon caraway seed
1 bay leaf
ground black pepper, and salt according
2 -3 cups beef broth

Preparation

Soak Clay pot ( I use the smaller one) for at least 15 minutes.
Heat up the oil in a pot and braise the chopped onions in it until they get a nice golden brown color.
Sprinkle the braised onions with paprika powder while strirring them to prevent the paprika from burning.
Add the ( salt and pepper the meat first) beef cubes , mix quickly and brown.
Add garlic, caraway, parsnip, potatoes, carrots, peppers,bay leaf, tomato Paste and celery leaves. Mix .
Pour into the soaked clay pot.
Cover with beef broth ( it should be almost to the top.
Place in Cold oven and turn to 400\u00b0F Bake at 400 for about 2 hours.
Serve over egg noodles. .