Description
With Hungarian paprika, Hungarian hot peppers, chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles , Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.
Ingredients
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- 4 tablespoons bacon fat or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds chopped onion
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons Hungarian paprika,
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- 2 lbs beef cut in 1/2 inch cubes (I use chuck roast)
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 quarts good quality beef broth
- 8 peppers, a combination of Hungarian Hot and Banana wax peppers, sliced
- 2 potatoes cut in 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 carrots, cut in half and sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- Csipetke noodles, click here for recipe
- Chopped parsley to garnish *optional
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon bacon fat or oil in large 5-6 quart pan over high heat. Dry 1/2 of meat cubes, add to pan, and sear over high heat until browned on all sides. Be careful not to crowd the meat in the pan. Remove meat from pan and repeat with remaining 1/2 of meat cubes and 1 tablespoon bacon fat or oil. Remove meat from pan.
- In same pan, heat 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium heat . Add onion and celery and cook until soft. Add minced garlic and sauté 1 minute.
- Return meat cubes to pan with cooked onion. Add paprika, tomatoes, and vinegar. Stir to coat and cook for a few minutes.
- Add beef broth and simmer until meat is almost tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
- Add peppers and carrots. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- Add potatoes and cook until soft but not falling apart, about 10 minutes.
- Add water or more beef broth as necessary.
- While Goulash is cooking, boil the Csipetke in salted water until al dente. When potatoes are soft, add csipetke.
- Remove from heat and serve.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 1/2 hours
- Category: soup
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Hungarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 16.1 g
- Sodium: 1100.6 mg
- Fat: 14.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 59.9 g
- Protein: 36.2 g
- Cholesterol: 166.9 mg