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Gluten Free Hungarian Style Stew

While most stews are thickened with flour and butter, this Hungarian option makes use of potatoes instead and is entirely gluten free. This dish epitomizes Austro-Hungarian comfort food, and is best served with homeade spätzle.

Difficulty:	15/20
Yield serving:	10
Preparation time:	15 minutes
Cooking time:	15 minutes

Difficulty

15/20

Yield serving

Preparation time

15 minutes

Cooking time

15 minutes

Ingredients

3 L (12 cups) of prepared Instant Beef Soup Base, Gluten-Free, Sodium Reduced
75 mL (1/3 cup) of
1.4 kg (3 lbs) of beef cubes
175 mL (3/4 cup) of sweet Hungarian paprika
200 g (10 oz) of bacon, julienne
160 mL (2/3 cup) of canola oil
3 bell peppers, diced
2 red onions, finely diced
30 mL (2 tbsp) of garlic powder
750 mL (3 cups) of tomatoes, diced
Black pepper
2 kg (4.5 lbs) of potatoes, peeled and diced

Preparation

Prepare Beef soup base according to the package directions, keep warm.
In a large bowl rub the condiment mix for meat on the meat along with half of the paprika.
Cook the bacon over medium flame in a large pot until the bacon is crispy, remove the bacon from the pot and reserve.
Increase the heat to a high flame and brown the meat in the canola oil, then add the peppers, onions and garlic and sweat at a reduced medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients except for the potatoes and simmer slowly until the beef is almost tender, about 80% cooked.
Add the potatoes, and cooked bacon. Simmer over a low flame until the potatoes are cooked, serve.