Easy Lamb Goulash Hungarian Stew Food

GOULASH SOUP - PORK OR LAMB (JúHUS VAGY DISZNO GULYAS)

Steps:

• Cut meat into 2" cubes. Sauté onion and garlic in fat and add pork or lamb. Sauté for a few more minutes, then add paprika. Cover with water and simmer until meat is nearly tender. Add carrots and parsley and simmer for 20 minutes. Add potatoes, tomatoes (optional) and celery and simmer until vegetables and meat is fork tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add Hot Hungarian Pepper - erös to taste. (Be careful - your guests may need to be introduced to the hot flavour gradually.) Nokedli for soup - recipe below.
• Hint: One important point is that at the end you can melt a little shortening with the paprika and add it to the pot. This will give the colour of the soup that homemakers always admire in restaurants.
• SOUP DUMPLINGS.
• Beat egg and slowly add flour 1 spoon at a time using a fork to ensure it is smooth. Use a small teaspoon to scrape into boiling salted water. Dumplings will pop to top of water - boil another 5-7 minutes. Drain and add to Goulash Soup.
• Hint: Don't boil the dumplings in the stew- it will make the liquid starchy and cloudy.

PORK OR LAMB GOULASH A' BLANC

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil until onion is tender.
• Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT sour cream.
• Cover and simmer slowly 1 1/2 hours.
• (You can simmer in the oven in a tightly covered baking dish at 325F for 2 hrs.) You may add sour cream before serving.
• Do not boil after adding it.
• Serve over hot cooked noodles, spaetzle, or mashed potatoes.

EASY HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown beef in 1 tablespoon oil. Remove beef; drain drippings. Heat remaining oil in the same pan; saute onions for 8-10 minutes over medium heat or until lightly browned. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add the paprika, caraway, pepper, cayenne and salt if desired; cook and stir 1 minute. Return beef to pan. Add broth, potatoes, carrots and rutabagas; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until vegetables are tender and meat is almost tender., Add tomatoes and red pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30-40 minutes or until meat is tender. Serve with sour cream if desired.

MOM SYKES' HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the stew meat, caraway seeds, onion and paprika. Cook and stir until the meat is browned, and the onions are translucent. Add the garlic and lemon zest, and cook for about a minute, then stir in the tomato paste and beef consomme, adding water if necessary to cover the meat. Cover, and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
• Just before the meat is done cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and serve the goulash spooned over the egg noodles.