Jamie Oliver Hungarian Goulash Food

GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and slice the onions, peel and crush the garlic, and deseed and dice the pepper. Finely chop the tomatoes. Pick and finely chop the marjoram.
• Add a good splash of oil to a large pan and gently sauté the onions, garlic and pepper until softened.
• Add the beef and continue to cook until the meat is browned and the vegetables are cooked.
• Stir in the paprika and cook for 2 more minutes, then add 200ml of the beef stock. Bring to the boil and cook until reduced by half.
• Add the marjoram, caraway seeds, a splash of vinegar, the tomatoes, the tomato purée and season well.
• Add enough stock to cover and simmer until the meat and vegetables are tender, about 1½ to 2 hours.
• Peel, dice and add the potatoes, plus any remaining stock and a little water if it's looking too dry, and simmer until the potatoes are cooked.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream, if you like.

AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Saute onions until soft, then add beef and brown. Stir in caraway seed, marjoram, garlic and paprika. Pour water over all, lower heat to low and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes and cook until tender, another 45 minutes to 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

QUICK HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Spray a 12-inch skillet and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add ground beef, onion and green pepper; cook and stir 5 minutes or until browned.
• Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, paprika, sugar, salt, and caraway seed.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Add rotini.
• Rduce heat to medium; cook uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until rotini is tender stirring occasionally.

BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a flameproof casserole dish or heavy-based saucepan. Sprinkle 700g stewing steak chunks with 30g plain flour and brown well in three batches, adding an extra 1 tbsp oil for each batch. Set the browned meat aside.
• Add in the remaining 1 tbsp oil to the casserole dish, followed by 1 large thinly sliced onion, 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper, both finely sliced. Fry until softened, around 5-10 mins.
• Return the beef to the pan with 2 tbsp tomato purée and 2 tbsp paprika. Cook, stirring, for 2 mins.
• Add in 2 large diced tomatoes, 75ml dry white wine and 300ml beef stock. Cover and bake in the oven for 1 hr 30 mins - 2 hrs. Alternatively, cover and cook it on the hob on a gentle heat for about an hour, removing the lid after 45 mins.
• Sprinkle over 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves and season well with salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir in 150ml soured cream and serve.

TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Melt shortening in large skillet.
• Add beef, onion and garlic; cook and stir until meat is brown and onion is tender.
• Stir in catsup, Worcestershire, sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water.
• Cover; simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Blend flour and 1/4 cup water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Serve over noodles.
• To freeze: Assemble as directed. Cover and freeze.
• To serve: Thaw in the fridge. Re-heat, covered at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.