Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  pounds        beef -- cubed
   3      tablespoons   oil
   1      cup           mushrooms -- sliced
   1      small         onion -- chopped
   1      can           tomato soup
     1/4  cup           water
   1                    bay leaf
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper
   1      teaspoon      paprika
     1/4  pinch         dairy sour cream

Preparation:

Heat oil in a skillet and brown meat on all sides. Spoon meat into crock pot, and saute mushrooms and onion a few >> minutes. Remove pan from heat. Add all remaining ingredients except sour cream oto onions, and stir to blend. Pour mixture over meat and stir together. Cover and cook for 7 to 9 hours. At serving time, stir a few Tablespoons of the cooking juices with sour cream, then stir this cream mixture into the meat. Check seasoning for salt. Serve with hot noodles or rice, and garnish with a sprinkling of paprika.