Kens Goulash Food

GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper, the paprika, and Italian seasoning to the beef and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, until the paprika begins to toast and become fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture to coat, then cook until the paste thickens and deepens in color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire and beef broth to the beef mixture and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the cavatappi. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Gently stir in the parsley and Cheddar until combined and the cheese starts to melt. Divide the goulash among 6 bowls and top with more shredded Cheddar and chopped parsley.

KEN'S GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion in a large electric skillet.
• Add salt, garlic salt, pepper, tomato sauce, tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and 5 to 6 cups water.
• When mixture starts boiling, add macaroni.
• Cover and boil for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, to keep from sticking.
• Add additional water as needed.
• When macaroni becomes soft, arrange cheese slices on top.
• Cover; turn off heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

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.

1950'S HAMBURGER GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender.
• Drain macaroni.
• Combine tomato paste, water and baking soda and set aside.
• Fry bacon in a medium fry pan until medium done.
• Add mushrooms, green pepper, onions, and cook until tender (about 5 minutes).
• Add ground beef,stirring constantly until beef is done.
• Add all seasonings (including parsley) and HALF of tomato paste mixture and simmer for 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
• Place half of the cooked macaroni in a greased 9x 13 casserole dish.
• Sprinkle HALF the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with ALL the meat mixture.
• Cover with remaining half of cooked macaroni.
• Sprinkle with remainging parmesan cheese.
• Finally, top with remaining tomato paste mixture.
• If desired, top with bread crumb mixture.
• Cover casserole tightly (SPRAY FOIL WITH PAM OR CASSEROLE TOP WILL STICK) and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.