Hungarian Meatball Stew

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground sirloin
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 celery, diced
• 4 ounces mushrooms, diced
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• buttered egg noodles, with
• butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, add beef, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, salt and pepper. mix together and form into meatballs roughly 1 1/2" in diameter.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. add half the meatballs - cook until all sides are lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• 3 scoop the meatballs out onto paper towels to drain - repeat with remaining meatballs.
• 4 pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat in the skillet and add the onion, mushrooms, carrots and celery - cook until softened, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5 sprinkle in flour and paprika -whisk in flour and paprika and let cook for 1 minute.
• 6 gradually whisk in the beef broth and bring to a boil - season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 add the reserved meatballs and caraway seeds, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 8 serve over warm egg noodles.