Poor Mans Hungarian Goulash Food

EASY GOULASH OR POOR MAN'S HAMBURGER STEW

Steps:

• First brown the ground beef, and drain, then add the onions and green peppers. Season your meat with salt, pepper to taste. Or how you normally season it.
• Then add the cans of corn and diced tomatoes and let it cook covered in the juice until the potatoes are tender.
• This is really yummy with corn bread and tortillas. This one is my family's favorite goulash, we have tried many.
• Happy cooking.

POOR MAN'S HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• After cooking the macaroni, drain and put in deep saucepan and set aside --.
• In a dutch oven, brown the ground turkey with the onion in the oil, stirring often while it cooks -- Drain --.
• Add all the seasonings and the tomatoes (including the liquid) to the ground turkey and onion mixture -- Mix well.
• Slowly add the macaroni and simmer covered, stirring often, for 30 minutes --.
• Variation: Use different pasta, such as rotini, or penne rigati.

POOR-MAN'S GOULASH

Steps:

• In lg skillet on medium heat add tablespoon olive oil, onion and garlic. Saute till translucent.
• Add beef cook thoughly.
• Drain.
• Add can of tomatoes, oregano, water, and macaroni.
• Cover cook 10-12 minutes
• Add basil. Stir.
• Cook till water has cooked down.
• Serve.
• Note* Taste better the next day.
• Also if you don't have the herbs handy, I suggest getting 2 16oz cans Del Monte tomatoes w/ basil, garlic, and oregano. It is just as good, if not better on the first day. Enjoy.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle the meat evenly with about 1 teaspoon salt and let stand for 15 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender, combine the paprika, roasted peppers, tomato paste, and 2 teaspoons of the vinegar. Process until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
• Combine the oil, onions, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large Dutch oven; cover and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened but have not yet browned, 8 to 10 minutes. (If the onions do begin to brown, reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in 1 tablespoon of water.).
• Stir in the paprika mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions stick to the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes. Add the beef, carrots, and bay leaf; stir until the beef is well coated. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the pot. Cover the pot and transfer to the oven. Cook until the meat is almost tender and the surface of the liquid is 1/2 inch below the top of the meat, 2 to 2 1/2 hours, stirring about every 30 minutes. Remove the pot from the oven and add enough heated beef broth so that the surface of the liquid is 1/4 inch from the top of the meat (the beef should NOT be fully submerged). Return the covered pot to the oven and continue cooking until a fork slips easily in and out of the beef, about 30 minutes longer.
• Skim the fat off the surface; stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon of vinegar and the sour cream (if using). Remove and discard the bay leaf, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
• (The stew can be cooled, covered tightly, and refrigerated for up to 2 days. However, wait to add the optional sour cream until after reheating. Before reheating, skim the hardened fat from the surface and add enough water to the stew to thin slightly.).

AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Saute the onions in a dutch oven with 2 T olive oil over medium-low heat until they are golden and carmelized, about 45 minutes.
• Put the onions in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of water to the pot, scrape up all the brown bits and then pour it into the bowl of onions.
• In a plastic bag shake the flour, thyme, marjoram and beef until coated.
• Brown beef in the dutch oven with 1 T olive oil and save the extra flour mixture.
• Add the onions, 2 cups of water, wine, bay leaf and paprika.
• Cover, simmer and stir occasionally for 3 hours or until tender.
• Put 2 cups of sauce in a saucepan, pour a little warm water into the reserved flour mixture until it is the consistency of cream, add it to the saucepan and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Pour contents of saucepan into dutch oven and cook another 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve over noodles.
• If using sour cream add it just before serving.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Special equipment: Large-holed grater or strainer.
• Heat the oil in medium Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and sliced Hungarian banana peppers and saute for 2 minutes. Add the beef and sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the Lesco and 1 cup water. Stir until combined and bring to a boil. Simmer, cover and let cook for 2 hours. Serve hot over Spaetzle.
• Lesco:.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Saute the onions with the garlic until soft, but do not brown. Reduce the heat to low, add in the peppers and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in the tomatoes, cover and simmer until the tomatoes start to break down, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the paprika. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool completely. Refrigerate or freeze and use when needed.
• Spaetzle:.
• Sift the flour and 1 tablespoon salt together into a large mixing bowl. Add 3/4 cup water and the eggs and mix until just combined (do not over mix).
• Bring a large pot of water to boil with a pinch of salt. Pour in the melted butter. Ladle large spoonfuls of the dough into the grater or strainer and push the dough through directly into the boiling water. Repeat until all the dough is used. Once the dumplings float, strain into a bowl. Serve with goulash over the spaetzle.

MOMS' HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Which ever type of meat you use, cut into bite size pieces and set aside. Roughly chop your onions and peppers and in large pot add oil, onions, peppers and saute til soft add meat and just brown slightly. Add paprika, cayenne (if using). To this also add your flour and stir until combined. Don't add all 4 cups of water at once! Add enough water to just cover (you should still be able to see the meat - too much water and you'll make soup).
• Cover and bring to boil. Once this boils, lower heat to med low and let simmer for about 1 1/2 hours. It has to cook slowly to really absorb flavors and the meat must be very soft. Stir occasionally so that the bottom doesn't stick and burn and if you need to add LITTLE bit of water. It has to be thick once it's cooked through.
• Test your meat for doneness, if it's easily cut with a fork it's good. Season with salt and pepper. You can serve with cooked noodles, rice or mashed potatoes.
• We do the mashed potatoes. And if we have leftover mashed potatoes (I make a lot of mashed potatoes!) I always make my "Potato Fake Out".