Czech Goulash with Peppers

Here a great recipe I got from my friend Frank,
who wrote it down with the help of his Czech friend. Thanks Frank !

Its a different approach to Irish stew or the Austrian Goulash you have seen earlier on this blog.

Ingredients:

1 kg stewing beef
2 Tbs lard or vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic,mashed
1 Tbs paprika
2 large green peppers, sliced
1 can of tomatoes
1/2 tsp marjoram
3 large potatoes, diced
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
juice of 1 lemon


Heat the oil on medium-high in a large pot. When quite hot, put in the beef and brown all.
Add the chopped onion and the garlic and fry, stirring occasionally, till almost golden.

Also add the green peppers and fry for another couple of minutes.

Add about 500ml of water, then
mix in marjoram, and the tomatoes.

Season well with salt and freshly ground black
pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and let simmer till tender, about 1-1/2 hours.

Add the potatoes and cook till tender, about 20 minutes.

To thicken the sauce use some corn or ordinary flour and after add the lemon juice,

Check the seasoning for salt and pepper.

Serve with bread and a green salad.