Classic Goulash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter
1 kg stewing steak, cut into chunks
2 tbsp tomato puree
500 g onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
300 g carrots, sliced
250 ml red wine
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp sugar
300 g macaroni pasta

Preparation

Heat the butter in a large pan and brown the meat over high heat for about 8 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium and stir in the tomato paste, onions, garlic and carrots and saute for a couple more minutes.
Pour in the wine, bring to a boil then stir in 3 cups of water and season with cumin, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours.
Cook the pasta as per package instructions in boiling salted water, then drain. Stir into the stew and season to taste with salt and pepper.