How to Make Easy Beef Goulash

There are many variations on Beef Goulash; some with vegetables and this one without. This easy, time saving recipe will warm the soul and please any hearty appetite.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs. beef cubes
• 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup flour and 1 cup water for thickening sauce
• egg noodles or other favorite wide noodles
• heavy saucepan

1. In a dutch oven or heavy saucepan, brown the meat in olive oil. Stir in Lipton Onion Soup Mix, tomato paste and water. Simmer, covered for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. The longer you let it simmer, the more tender the meat will be!

2. Boil noodles according to package directions, drain and butter them and keep warm.

3. When the meat is tender, thicken the goulash with a mixture of flour and water. To do this, mix approximately 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of flour until smooth. Bring the goulash to a boil and stir in the flour and water mixture, a little at a time, until it reaches the thickness you desire.

4. Serve, in your favorite bowl, the goulash over the buttered noodles along with a green salad and some warm rolls. A nice glass of red wine compliments this wonderfully!
   
   Enjoy...

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe also works well doubled - I have tripled it and frozen left- overs!
• Be sure that your water and flour mixture is smooth. If it is lumpy, your sauce will have lumps in it and you don't want that! Also - your sauce needs to be brought to a boil before adding the flour and water. Once thickened, you may lower the heat again.