Ingredients:
3 lbs stewing beef ( chuck)
3 tablespoons butter ( more if you like)
12 ounces mushrooms, halved (optional)
2 large onions, chopped
1/3 bell peppers, chopped fine
14 ounces of redpack plain crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried celery flakes
3/4 cup home-made beef gravy or 3/4 cup jarred beef gravy
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian paprika
Directions:
Saute beef in butter until browned (browned, not just cooked) on high heat.
Add more butter if desired and saute vegetables until tender.
Add other ingredients and cook on medium high heat for five minutes.
Lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 2 hours.
Servings: 10
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 140 min.