Hungarian Meatball Stew

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the beef, bread crumbs, egg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 2 mix well and form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. working in 2 batches, add the meatballs and cook, shaking the skillet often, until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• 4 transfer to paper towels to drain.
• 5 pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat in the skillet and add the carrots, onion and celery.
• 6 cook, stirring constantly, until softened, about 3 minutes. stir in the flour and paprika and cook for 1 minute.
• 7 pour in the beef broth and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 add the reserved meatballs and caraway seeds, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 9 serve with buttered noodles.