Paprika beef

ingredients

• Paprika beef

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 850 gram blade or chuck steak, cut into 3-4 cm cubes
  • 2 onions, halved, sliced
  • 4 bacon rashers, rind removed, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 400g cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup (120g) light sour cream (optional)
  • cooked rice or noodles, to serve

method

• Paprika beef

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Heat half of oil in a flame-proof casserole pan on high. Cook beef in batches, 2 minutes, until browned. Set aside.

  • 2

    Heat remaining oil in same pan on medium. Add onion, cook 5 minutes, until soft. Add bacon, cook 3 minutes, until crispy.

  • 3

    Return beef to pan. Add paprika, cook 1 minute, stirring to coat. Add tomato and 1/3 cup water, bring to boil. Cover and cook in oven 2 hours.

  • 4

    Add capsicum, cook for 30 minutes, until beef is very tender. Remove from oven. Stir through sour cream, if using. Serve with rice or noodles.

notes

Turn this into a one-pot meal by adding 4 cubed potatoes to the beef for the last 40 minutes of cooking, adding an extra 1/2 cup water.