great recipe, I also cook it in the crockpot. But I cook everything in the crockpot, so I can go to work and come home for dinner..

The first time i made this i didn't have paprika, so i added about 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper, and 1 1/2 tbsp of black pepper sauce. I left it to simmer, and the heat must have been too high so the sauce dried up a bit and the onions caramelized... I thought I burned the dish but I managed to rescue it with 1/4 cup of water, and it turned out really delicious - because the onions had caramelized the sauce had turned almost into a puree and looks very similar to the photo posted. The second time I cooked it, I used paprika (and added 1/2 tbsp of black pepper sauce which i love), and turned out wonderful! SERVING SUGGESTION: I serve this over a plate of pasta, topped with egg (sunny side up). Yummmy.

I followed some others advice and made this in the crock pot...made it a lot easier! (omitteed the shortening) It tasted good (even the kids liked it), but it might be tastier with potatoes in the mix...maybe some carrots too.

I made this years ago when I was in Holland; I ran out of the ketchup one day (at about 1/2 cup) so went to the local Spar market to get more - all they had was Curryketchup, so I used it as the remaining 1/4 cup - it came out great! When I returned to the States, Curryketchup wasn't readily available, so I added about 1/2 tsp curry powder to it (that's a "guesstimate")- still good! Also added mushrooms. My daughter was asking about this recipe a couple days ago, and I couldn't find it...until now! Thanks for posting it!

We have been looking for a flavorful beef stew recipe and this is IT. I substituted substitute 1T grey poupon mustard for the mustard seed, and added 1/2C red wine. I added 1/2C diced celery and about a cup of baby carrots. I also cooked the beef in the crock pot instead of on the stove. I'll probably reduce the ketchup and sugar next time, but we loved the sweet taste of this stew.

oh my!! this is ubber delicious.. my husband paired this with rice while mine i poured over spaghetti noodles. Mmmmm.. will definitely make this again.Ü

This was tasty comfort food, but I'm just not sure I'd bother making it again, as the time is somewhat extensive. I think I'll stick to shredded BBQ beef in the crockpot, it's less involved.

This was alright. Boyfriend said he liked it but never touched the leftovers. I didn't think it was bad, but didn't really care for it either. Looked pretty bad, tasted okay.

I bought some stir fry beef and was not in the mood for a "soy sauce" recipe and wanted something different. I debated on whether or not to try this but was glad I did. It was very simple and tasted great. I agree that it does taste similar to "sloppy joes" but that's not a bad thing. I was looking for a fast easy recipe with ingredients I had on hand. That's what I got.I served with mashed potatoes. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

This is a similar recipe that was in my mom's recipe card library (I think it was Betty Crockers), and was my all-time favorite. I have been looking for the recipe for years now and haven't had luck til now. Thanks for submitting.

Any time I make this, I make it in the crockpot. It gives the meat so much tenderness, and I don't even brown the meat- I found that I can reduce the fat content by omitting the shortening. When I make this in the crockpot (to serve TWO people) , I use 3/4 cups water, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tsp brown sugar 3/4 tsp paprika 3/4 tsp worchestershire sauce 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 dijon mustard, 2 garlic cloves minced, dash of cayenne pepper. I mix the sauce together and pour over the beef stew meat and cook on high for about 6 hours. Sometimes I will take some of the leftover sauce, and will whisk in some flour to make a gravy, and will serve the meat and gravy on top of boiled egg noodles or spaetzle. This is a great dish for those nippy fall or winter evenings.

This is delicious made in a slow cooker as well. An old family favorite - my mom used to make this years ago, and it's great on cold winter nights :)

I wasn't too thrilled with this, but my husband really liked it. I think it would have been better with mashed potatoes instead of rice. I didn't really change much-- didn't add the additional salt and used spicy brown mustard instead of mustard powder. I maybe would make this again.

This is so tender and full of flavor! A family favorite at our house. It works well with rice or pasta. Makes delicious leftovers.

I liked this... I thought the flavor was good. My husband was not crazy at all about it. He said it didn't have much flavor. I probably won't make it again since he didn't like it and leftovers didn't do well. Not really bad though.

Hmmmmm....tasted a lot like sloppy joes! Good enough over noodles, but I doubt I'd make it again.

I really enjoyed making this recipe. This is very much like the German type of Goulash that I am used to my Mom making.

I used chuck roast and the meat came out very tender with great flavor! My whole family voted it thumbs up. I will definitely make this one again. Very simple to make and delicious.

I thought this recipe was a refreshing new way to prepare beef. I loved it as did my son but my husband thought it was a bit spicy.