This simple stew recipe comes from a town in Thuringia. Given the ingredients, it could plausibly be described as a fairly generic German beef "goulash" recipe, as they refer to all beef stew as goulash. The key part of this recipe is searing the meat, as it will add a great deal of flavor, both to the meat and the resulting stew. You can add anything else you want to the stew. Red peppers and potatoes are common ingredients. Just be sure to add them halfway through.
