Authentic Hungarian Ghoulash
From merlin 17 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 8
As a person of Hungarian descent, I've gotta set the record straight. A lot of garbage gets called ghoulash. This is the real deal, obtained from centuries old Crusader cookbooks recently liberated from a hidden monestary. Read more It's been updated, of course, Make sure you use a real Hungarian paprika, like Pride of Szeged. See less
Ingredients
- 5 lbs beef (chuck or better yet boneless short ribs) cut into 1” cubes shopping list
- 4 T. butter or lite butter shopping list
- 4 T. olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 lbs mushrooms, rinsed and sliced into thick slices shopping list
- 3 onions chopped shopping list
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce shopping list
- 3 T. tomato paste shopping list
- 2 t. Worcester sauce shopping list
- 2. t crushed garlic shopping list
- ¾ cup sweet Hungarian Tokay, marsala, or cream sherry shopping list
- 2-3 T. sweet Hungarian paprika shopping list
- 5 bay leaves shopping list
- salt and black pepper to taste shopping list
- 2 chili peppers, sliced in half lengthwise, seeds, stems and ribs removed (optional) shopping list
- 1 pt. sour cream (regular, lite or non-fat as you wish) shopping list
- egg noodles shopping list
How to make it
- In a very large pan, melt butter in oil. Brown beef on all sides. Sprinkle with salt. Remove beef with slotted spoon to large crock pot. Add mushrooms and onions to pay and sauté until soft. Add mushrooms and onions along with juices to the crock pot. Add 2 T. paprika and all other ingredients except sour cream and noodles to crock pot. Include chili peppers if you like it a bit spicy, but depending on the peppers, it could be too spicy for small kids. Cook covered on high for about 5 hours until beef is soft. Adjust salt, pepper and paprika. Remove bay leaves and chili peppers. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. Serve over noodles. Serves 8-10 as a main dish.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
This looks great. I fondly remember the goulash when I was in Hungary. You got my 5.
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Incredible recipe! Can't wait to give it a try...thanks for sharing! j
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