Best Goulash Ever Recipes

THE BEST GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground meat in skillet with onions and garlic.
• Drain fat from meat.
• Add salt, pepper, paprika, tomatoes, tomato sauce and frozen corn.
• While the meat is cooking, boil the macaroni until almost done.
• Drain water from macaroni and stir into meat mixture Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Pour enough mixture to cover bottom of dish and then sprinkle with cheese; add another layer of meat and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts and casserole is bubbling (approximately 40 minutes).

CLASSIC GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook and stir the ground beef in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is no longer pink and has started to brown, about 10 minutes. Skim off excess fat, and stir in the onions and garlic. Cook and stir the meat mixture until the onions are translucent, about 10 more minutes.
• Stir water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt into the meat mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir macaroni into the mixture, cover, and simmer over low heat until the pasta is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, discard bay leaves, and serve.

BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a flameproof casserole dish or heavy-based saucepan. Sprinkle 700g stewing steak chunks with 30g plain flour and brown well in three batches, adding an extra 1 tbsp oil for each batch. Set the browned meat aside.
• Add in the remaining 1 tbsp oil to the casserole dish, followed by 1 large thinly sliced onion, 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper, both finely sliced. Fry until softened, around 5-10 mins.
• Return the beef to the pan with 2 tbsp tomato purée and 2 tbsp paprika. Cook, stirring, for 2 mins.
• Add in 2 large diced tomatoes, 75ml dry white wine and 300ml beef stock. Cover and bake in the oven for 1 hr 30 mins - 2 hrs. Alternatively, cover and cook it on the hob on a gentle heat for about an hour, removing the lid after 45 mins.
• Sprinkle over 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves and season well with salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir in 150ml soured cream and serve.

THE BEST HUNGARIAN GOULASH EVER!

Steps:

• Combine flour, pepper and Morton's Seasoning in a zip lock bag.
• Add sirloin and coat.
• Heat saute pan over medium heat.
• Add butter and oil when hot.
• Cook beef, onion, and mushroom until the onions are tender and the meat is brown.
• Stir in broth, tomatoes, lemon juice, garlic, carraway seeds, marjoram and stir well.
• Allow mixture to simmer at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to mingle.
• Stir in sour cream before serving.
• Serve over hot, egg noodles.