Goulashamericanstylemyway Recipes

GOULASH AMERICAN STYLE MY WAY

Steps:

• Start cooking the pasta shells in 3 quarts of boiling water to which a few drops of salad oil and a little salt were added; stir occasionally.
• Cook eleven minutes for well done, drain, don't rinse, set aside.
• Next I browned the onions in some margarine and scraped into small dish to set aside until the meat is browned.
• Turned up the heat and put in the ground beef, started breaking it up with spatula.
• Continued to brown the beef and break up with a little cookie-cutter type chopper with sharp, scalloped teeth (use whatever you prefer as a utensil.
• Brown to me is parts are actually a nice brown, not just stirring around until all the pink is gone; it helps with the flavor.
• When beef was browned to my satisfaction, put the onions back into the skillet with the browned, broken-up beef.
• Added the tomato paste, diced tomatoes and water, stirred on low heat.
• Add the flavor booster and did a taste test because it's salty, just right.
• To avoid over salting,I didn't use any salt except what I boiled the shells in until I added the booster (it's concentrated).
• Add the seasoned salt, seasoned pepper blend, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and cheese.
• If it's too thick, add a little more water; if too watery, cook it down while stirring, doesn't take long.
• Can be eaten right away, baked in oven, frozen, or made a day ahead.
• Add ground pepper to taste when served.

AMERICAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large stockpot. Remove from pan and drain. Leave about 1-2 tablespoons grease in the. Add the diced onion and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat until tender. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
• Return ground beef to pot along with the water, beef base, cans of tomatoes and sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves, seasoned salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and black pepper. Stir together, bring to a boil, cover, reduce to low, and let simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the noodles, cover, and simmer 15-20 minutes or until al dente. Stir occasionally to prevent noodles from sticking to the bottom.
• Just before serving, stir in the cheese. Serve garnished with fresh parsley.