Traditional Hungarian Beef Goulash Food

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 BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Combine flour, sweet paprika, salt, hot paprika and black pepper in resealable plastic food storage bag. Add 1/2 of beef. Seal bag; shake to coat well. Repeat with remaining beef.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add one-half of beef; brown on all sides. Transfer to large bowl. Repeat browning with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and remaining beef; transfer to same bowl.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same Dutch oven; add onion and cook 8 minutes or until tender. Add minced garlic cloves and cook for 2-3 more minutes, stirring often.
• Return beef and any juices to Dutch oven. Add broth, tomatoes with liquid, water and marjoram. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender, stirring once.
• When meat is tender, stir in noodles and bell pepper; cover. Simmer about 8 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring once. To serve, ladle into 8 soup bowls. Dollop with sour cream.

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.

TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN BEEF GOULASH STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep frypan and cook onions on a medium heat until soft and translucent. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Add paprika to onion and stir through.
• Add diced meat to mixture and coat and marinade the mixture whilst you prepare the tomato and capsicum. Make sure you keep the juice from the tomato to add to the dish.
• Stir in the tomato and capsicum and return to a medium/high heat and allow to cook for a few minutes on this heat before reducing the heat to medium/low. Cover with a lid for this to cook.
• After 15 minutes, add the wine and salt, stir and simmer for 1 hour at least with a cover/lid, stirring occasionally.
• NOTE: do not brown the meat before adding to the onions -- it must marinade and cook with the vegetables so the juices create a nice flavorsome gravy.
• Serve with mashed potato or boiled rice and a simple side salad of lettuce and vinegar.

AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1-inch cubes then salt.
• Chop onions and brown in oil.
• Add beef and paprika, simmer for 1 hour.
• Add water, potatoes, bay leaf, and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
• Separately mix Bisquick and milk.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto boiling stew and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Serve over cooked, wide egg noodles, top with a dollop of sour cream.

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.

TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown beef stew meat in butter.
• Put onions, garlic, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, 1 1/2 cups water and stew meat into a crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours.
• To thicken goulash, about 1/2 hour before serving mix 2 tablespoons of flour and 1/4 cup water in a bowl. Mix well.
• Add to crock pot and stir well.
• Cover, turn heat to high and cook approximately 1/2 hour.
• Serve over hot buttered egg noodles. Caraway seeds can be added to buttered noodles if desired.