4 medium carrots, diced
2 celery sticks, leaves and all, diced
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 medium onions, diced
1 red pepper, seeded and diced
4 potatoes, peeled and chopped into small cubes
2 tbsp plain flour
3 bay leaves
2 litres/3陆 pints good beef stock
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp caraway seeds, crushed
4 tbsp good sweet Hungarian paprika
flaked sea salt
60g/4 tbsp tomato pur茅e
vegetable oil
soured cream and flat-leaf parsley, to garnish
1kg/2lb 4oz braising steak or venison