3 tbsp vegetable oil
900 g beef braising steak, cut into bite-size chunks
250g button mushrooms, sliced in half (or quartered, if bigger)
2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 brown onions peeled and diced
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp smoked paprika just use regular if you don’t have smoked
large pinch of salt and pepper
800 g canned chopped tomatoes in juice
500 ml hot beef stock (water plus 2 stock cubes is fine)
1 tbsp honey optional – this is just to neutralize some of the acidity from the tomatoes
225 ml sour cream
Dredge the beef in the flour, salt and pepper and fry in 2-3 batches until well-browned. Once browned, remove from the pan and place in the slow cooker.
Turn down the heat and place the onions in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring (try to scrape up a some of the brown bits that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Keep the heat low to ensure it doesn’t burn). Add to the slow cooker, along with all the other ingredients (except the sour cream).
Cook on medium for 4-5 hours or low for 5-7 hours, then swirl the soured cream on top, sprinkle with parsley and serve with wide pasta, rice, egg noodles or creamy mashed potato.