Grandma Agocs Hungarian Goulash Food

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• In a cold, heavy 6 to 8-quart stewing pot, fry bacon over low-medium heat until fat is rendered, and then discard bacon slice.
• Saute onions in the bacon fat for a few minutes, do not allow the onions to brown. If bacon does not provide enough fat, add a little olive oil to prevent the onions from sticking. When onions become glossy, add the beef, sauteing with the onions for about 10 minutes, covered, until the meat is browned.
• Meanwhile, chop and crush the garlic with the caraway seeds; add to meat and onions. Remove pot from heat. Stir in paprika rapidly with a wooden spoon. Immediately after paprika is absorbed, add the warm water. The water should just cover the meat, leaving room for potatoes.
• Add beef bouillon cubes. Cover pot and cook over low heat for about 1 hour.
• While stew is braising, prepare the tomatoes by cutting into 1-inch pieces. Core green peppers and cut into strips. After 1 hour of braising, add the tomatoes and green pepper. Add a little more water, if necessary and a little more salt if you need it. Simmer slowly for another 30 minutes.
• Peel potatoes and cut into bite-sized cubes and set aside in a bowl of water. Add potatoes, and cook another 30 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender and the goulash is done.
• Once goulash is finished, dissolve sour cream and a little of the goulash sauce in a cup. Add to goulash, it should give a creamy consistency. Serve goulash with spaetzle and Cucumber Salad on the side, adding an extra dollop of sour cream to each plate.
• Peel and slice cucumbers very thinly. The side of a metal grater with the wide slots works best here, or you can use a mandoline. Place cucumbers in a flat dish and sprinkle throughout with salt, making sure that all the slices are salted. Leave to rest for 30 minutes. The salt will draw the moisture out of the cucumbers. Cut the onion into paper-thin slices and place in a container. Once the cucumbers have released water, use your hands to squeeze out the excess water and add to the onions. The cucumbers are supposed to be limp, but still crisp.
• In a measuring cup mix vinegar, water, sugar and paprika to create a vinaigrette. Pour over the cucumbers and onions and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve with a sprinkle of dill and a little dollop of sour cream if desired.

GRANDMA AGOCS' HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy 5 or 6 Qt Dutch Oven, fry the bacon over medium heat. then remove and allow to cool and dry on some paper towels. 2. Brown the stew meat evenly in the bacon fat, seasoning with salt an dpepper as you go. Sprinkle the flour over the meat as it brows, too. 3. Add onions, garlic, red peppers, and caraway. Stir for about 3 or 4 minutes. 4. Add vinegar, crushed tomatoes, and broth. Lower heat to simmer and cook for about an hour. Stir occasionally. 5. Add the potatoes and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. 6. Crumple the bacon and add it to the mix. Simmer for an additional 15 minutes. 7. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 8. Stir in the sour cream. 9. Serve over noodles.

GRANDMA'S HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• 1. In a plastic bag combine flour, paprika, salt and pepper.
• 2. Cut Chuck Roast into 1 inch cubes and add to flour mixture to dredge.
• 3. Heat oil in skillet and brown the meat pieces. As the pieces are lightly browned, drain and transfer to stock pot or crock pot.
• 4. In stock pot or crock pot, stir in water and beef bouillon cubes or beef stock, onion, catsup, mushrooms, garlic and bay leaves. Stove top: Turn to high heat and when mixture starts boiling remove bay leaves, cover and turn heat to simmer for 2 to 4 hours. Crockpot: Turn to high and mixture starts boiling remove bay leaves. Turn to low heat, cover and simmer for 2 to 4 hours.
• 5. Sour Cream Sauce: 1 cup sour cream, 6 Tbsp flour (more or less), 1-2 cups hot cooking liquid. Combine sour cream and flour and mix together very well so that it is a creamy texture. SLOWLY blend in hot cooking liquid into the sour cream mixture so that it does not curdle.
• 6. Slowly pour your warm sour cream mixture into the hot mixture of the pot, stirring constantly to blend it thoroughly. Continue to cook and stir constantly until thickened. serve over hot cooked egg noodles. Best Served with a fresh salad with a lovely balsamic dressing, fresh cooked Asparagus, Broccoli or your favorite vegetable and a crusty bread. Updated 10/20/14

OLD WORLD HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook beef in butter, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned.
• Do not drain.
• Place beef and sliced onion in a slow cooker.
• Mix partially cooked elbo macarroni, beef broth, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, season salt, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper; stir into beef mixture.
• Cover and cook on low heat 4-5 hours (I always use the longer cook time).
• Mix water and flour; gradually stir into beef mixture.
• Stir in green pepper.
• Cover and cook on high heat 30 minutes. Serve with a dolop of sourcream atop.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH I

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onions in oil until soft, stirring frequently. Remove onions and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine paprika, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Coat beef cubes in spice mixture, and cook in onion pot until brown on all sides. Return the onions to the pot, and pour in tomato paste, water, garlic and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is tender.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Coat the meat in the seasoned flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fru the onion, pepper, carrot and celery. Add the meat and fry until browned.
• Add the paprika, tom puree, nutmeg, mixed herbs, salt and pepper and cook for a further 2 mins. Add the stock, chopped toms, red wine an worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer and transfer to the slow cooker. Cook for approx 5 - 6 hours.

COUNTRY GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Season beef with paprika, black pepper, and seasoned salt. Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into the beef mixture until smooth. Pour water over the beef; add macaroni and stir.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer mixture, adding water as needed to maintain your desired consistency, until the macaroni is tender yet firm to the bit, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning before serving.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Place the onions, carrots and green peppers in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle meat with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a large skillet, brown meat in oil in batches. Transfer to slow cooker., Add broth to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Combine the flour, paprika, tomato paste, caraway seeds, garlic, sugar and remaining salt and pepper; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over meat. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender., Cook noodles according to package directions. Stir sour cream into slow cooker. Drain noodles; serve with goulash.