Vintage Recipe Blog: Hungarian Pot Roast:
Hungarian Pot Roast1 Roast (Rump Works well)Salt, Pepper and garlic powderLard------------4-5 Onions, peeled and sliced thickly3 T Szeged Sweet Hungarian Paprika (Spanish will work as well)1 tsp Szeged Hot Paprika1 Jar Roasted Peppers, drained and sliced into strips1 can diced tomatoes, undrained2 C Double Strength Beef stock1 16oz container sour creamSeason the beef with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Heat a frying pan and add about 3T Lard to it, don't let the lard smoke. Add the beef and sear each side well, about 5 mins a side, remove and place in a crock pot.
Add another tablespoon of lard to the frying pan and add onions and paprika. Fry on medium heat stirring often until onions are lightly browned.
Add onions, tomatoes and peppers to roast in crock pot. Pour 2C beef stock into frying pan to deglaze, make sure you scrape up the bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce liquid by half then pour over roast. Set crock pot to high and cook 3 1/2 - 4 Hours. Remove roast and let rest for a few minutes. Strain liquid from vegetables reserving the vegetables. Reduce broth by half in frying pan and add 3/4 container of sour cream. You'll want to temper the sour cream first by putting it in a bowl and adding a ladle of broth to it and quickly mixing with a whisk. Then add to pan and mix for gravy, this prevents curdling of the sour cream. Slice beef and serve on platter dressed with the reserved vegetables and gravy on the side. Best with brown rice or can be served with egg noodles if desired.
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