Beef Stew With Gherkins (Czech)

By Thom7747

Someone said, "This is so DELICIOUS, you will never want to make "regular" beef stew again!" I don't know about that but it is good. What I do know is that this recipe has been around a long time and every time I make it all who try it like it.

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, cut 1" length
• 3 pounds beef stew meat
• salt and pepper
• 8 ounces mushrooms, quartered
• 1 large sliced onion
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 cup burgundy
• 1 can beef broth
• 1 jar gherkin, small jar, sweet, cut in half
• hot cooked rice

Preparation

Step 1

Fry bacon and remove. 
 
Salt and pepper stew meat and brown in bacon drippings.

Set aside.

Sauté onion and mushrooms in drippings, adding 1 Tbsp. oil if necessary. 
 
Combine all ingredients except gherkins, bacon and rice in Crockpot and cook for 4 hours on high or 6 hrs. on low.
1. Stir in some flour mixed with water to thicken juice if necessary.
2. Stir in pickles and bacon. 

Serve over hot rice.