Hamburger Goulash

Good on a cold night. A stick to your ribs meal. Don't forget to remove the bay leaf before serving this does not go over well!!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 2 -3  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  medium onions, sliced thinly
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 14  ounces stewed tomatoes
• 2  cups  beef stock
• 1  cup water, approximately
• 3  tablespoons  szedged Hungarian paprika or 1  sweet paprika, with a good red color
• 1 -2  teaspoon chili pepper (to your taste)
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2  large potatoes, peeled,washed,cubed
• 3  large dill pickles, cut like relish
• 1  large bay leaf

Directions

1. Add some of the oil in pan.
2. Brown, and drain ground beef in a lg.
3. heavy pan.
4. Remove beef into bowl.
5. Pour rest of oil into pan, brown onions til almost a carmelized look.
6. Don't burn.
7. Put hamburger back, add flour and stir until the flour taste is gone a few minutes.
8. Stir in the tomatoes, stock and spices.
9. Stir well.
10. Add the rest except water.
11. Stir again.
12. Add only enough water to have a stew like consistency.
13. It will look a little thin but as it cooks it will thicken up.
14. Cook on med.
15. You want it to cook quick and well.
16. I leave the cover tilted, to allow some of the steam to release and thicken the goulash.
17. Serve with hard crusted bread and a fresh salad.