Bewitched Goulash Hongroise

This is a recipe from Bill Snyder, famed as "America's Most Recorded Pianist". Among his many credits as a recording artist, is his first record, "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", a song sung by American Idol Season Five contestant, Kelly Pickler. I got this recipe out of a church cookbook.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  trimmed beef shank or 2  lbs  veal shanks
• 2  lbs onions, chopped
• 1  tomatoes, diced
• 2  tablespoons  chopped gingerroot
• 2 1⁄2 cups  chicken stock or 2 1⁄2 cups  beef stock
• 2  tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 2  tablespoons flour, to thicken
• 1  tablespoon olive oil

Directions

1. Cut meat into bite size pieces.
2. Chop onions and place into a 2 quart saucepan with olive oil.
3. After onions are sweated, add meat to pan and brown lightly.
4. Add chicken or beef stock, ginger and tomato.
5. Simmer, covered for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours until meat is tender.
6. Cool in fridge, overnight.
7. Remove chilled fat from top and bring to a simmer. [Putting ice cubes in the pan will pick up the fat.].
8. Add sour cream to pan.
9. Thicken with 2 T flour with a little water added to make a thin paste.
10. Serve over rice or spaetzles.
11. Spaetzles can be purchased in most grocery stores under the brand name 'Macci'.