Hungarian Goulash

Tasty Thursdays around the old homestead have kind of warped into “Pick a country and do one dish from that country”. How we got to the point of Hungarian Goulash is a bit of an inside joke however it works for tonight as I have, and I hate to admit it, never made this classic Hungarian dish before and because I haven’t I Googled it and decided to use this recipe which comes from Taste of Home Magazine with a very slight adaption from yours truly.

Here’s how we do this one.

Shopping list:

• 2 1/2 pounds Stew Beef – cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups Beef stock
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 3 tbsp Canola Oil
• 2 pounds Pappardelle noodles
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Flour
• 1 10 ounce can Aylmers Original Accent tomatoes
• 1 large White Onion – peeled, cut in half and sliced
• 1 medium Yellow Pepper – rough diced
• 1 medium Red Pepper – rough diced
• 4 Garlic cloves – chopped
• 6 tbsp Paprika
• 3 tbsp Butter
• Fresh Parsley – chopped for garnish
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Putting it all together:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° degrees.
2. Toss the stew beef in the 1/4 cup of flour shaking off any excess.
3. Heat the Canola oil in a medium sized stock pot and brown the stew beef in batches and set aside.
4. To the stock pot add the butter, onions, garlic and peppers and saute for about 4 minutes. Remove the onion and pepper mix and deg-laze the pot with some of the Beef stock making sure to scrape up the Sucs (the little brown bits on the bottom of the pot).
5. Add back the onions, peppers and beef mixing well. Add the remaining beef stock and the Aylmer tomatoes stirring well.
6. Mix in the remaining flour and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and place in the oven for 90 minutes or until the beef is tender.
7. Cook the noodles according to the package instructions
8. Add the sour cream to the Goulash and heat through.
9. Drain the noodles, plate and top with the Goulash.
10. Garnish with Parsley

There you have it another “simple but tasty recipe for the grilling season and beyond.”

Until next time……..

                           Bon Appetit