Slow-Cooked Hungarian Beef Goulash

vegetable oil

beef braising steak, cut into bite-size chunks

plain (all-purpose) flour

salt

freshly ground black pepper

brown onions (peeled and diced)

fat cloves garlic (peeled and minced)

tomato puree

paprika

smoked paprika (just use regular if you don't have smoked)

large pinch of salt and pepper

canned chopped tomatoes in juice

hot beef stock (water plus 2 stock cubes is fine)

honey (optional - this is just to neutralize some of the acidity from the tomatoes)

red bell peppers (deseeded and sliced)

sour cream

Cooked pasta - such as pappardelle, tagliatelle or penne

chopped parsley

Extra sour cream