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Apple Cider Hungarian Goulash

This is a good dish for Passover or any holiday time. The long simmer or oven
time gives the cook time to relax or make other preparations before the family
and guests arrive. Time saving tip: Set the table early in the morning to give
yourself even more time to enjoy your party.

3 lbs. beef stew meat
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups apple cider
3 large carrots sliced
3 stalks celery sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon thyme or 1 teaspoon herbs provincial
2 tablespoons cider vinegar

In large pot or deep skillet brown the meat in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
Combine flour, salt, pepper and herbs; add to meat.
Cook a few minutes more until flour is the color of coffee with cream; stir
as it browns.
Add cider and cider vinegar.
Add carrots and celery to the pot. Simmer for 2 hours on top of the stove or
put in the oven on 300 degrees for 5 to 6 hours.
Serve this dish with egg noodles.

Another cooking option: After browning is done, put all the ingredients in
a 5-quart crock pot; set on low, cook 6 to 7 hours. Or, if possible, get crock-pot
with a timer. This type of crock-pot will disconnect when done and will keep
the dish warm for an hour or more.
Cook noodles ahead of time and dip them in boiling water before serving.