Rich and Creamy Slow Cooker Beef Goulash

Slow Cooker Beef Goulash

👉Ingredients:

↪️2 tbsp plain flour

↪️1 kg stewing beef, cut into 3cm cubes

↪️3 tbsp vegetable oil

↪️700 g onions, chopped

↪️225 g bacon lardons or pancetta

↪️2 garlic cloves, crushed

↪️4 tbsp paprika

↪️2 tsp dried mixed herbs

↪️400 g can peeled plum tomatoes

↪️1 orange bell pepper, sliced

↪️1 red bell pepper, sliced

↪️150 ml hot beef stock

↪️150 ml soured cream

↪️Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish

🥰Instructions:

✅️1. Place the flour in a plastic bag, season with salt and pepper, and add the beef cubes. Shake well to coat the beef, then shake off any excess flour.

✅️2. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Brown the beef in small batches until golden on all sides. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker (leave it turned off for now).

✅️3. In the same pan, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil. Add the onions and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until they soften and start to turn golden.

✅️4. Add the bacon lardons and fry over high heat until crispy. Stir in the garlic and paprika and cook for another minute.

✅️5. Add the dried herbs, canned tomatoes, and both the red and orange bell peppers. Pour in the hot beef stock and bring to a boil.

✅️6. Pour the mixture over the beef in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or until the beef is tender.

✅️7. Before serving, stir in the soured cream and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.