Szekelygulyas Sauerkraut Goulash Recipes

HUNGARIAN SAUERKRAUT GOULASH SZEKELY GULYAS

Steps:

• Heat lard in pot and saute onions till soft. Set onions aside and brown the pork in same pan. Deglaze pan with some water (or white wine if you want to get fancy) and scrape up the juices. Add onions back to pot and salt, paprika and the caraway seeds. Take sauerkraut and rinse very well and add to pot. Add enough water to pot to cover all the ingredients and let simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Take sour cream and put in tureen or serving bowl and ladle soup little by little while constantly stirring to prevent curdling. Serve immediately on top of boiled potatoes, dumplings or wide noodles. cook's notes If using pork sausage, reduce cooking time by one hour.

SZEKELYGULYAS (SAUERKRAUT GOULASH)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 4- to 6-quart saucepan or casserole over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and add 2 tablespoons water and the sweet paprika and hot paprika. Place pan over low heat, and saute 3 minutes. Add pork, garlic, caraway seeds, dill and 2 more tablespoons water. Cover, and cook until pork is tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding a tablespoon or two of water if it seems too dry.
• Add chopped pepper and tomato to pan. Cover, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add sauerkraut and toss gently to combine. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for an additional hour.
• Combine sour cream and heavy cream and mix well. Transfer half the mixture to a serving bowl, and refrigerate until needed. Add flour to the remainder, and stir until smooth. Add to pan. Cover and continue to cooking, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with a dollop of the reserved sour cream mixture, and pass the remainder separately.

HUNGARIAN SZEKELY GOULASH

Steps:

• Sear the meats, onions, bell pepper, and garlic in a large deep pan.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add caraway seeds.
• Stir in rinsed and drained kraut.
• Add beef broth.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water if you need to.
• 20 minutes before goulash is done, stir in sour cream and paprika. Do not allow the goulash to boil at this point.

PORK AND SAUERKRAUT GOULASH

Steps:

• Melt together the butter and olive oil in a heavy pot (one with a lid) and sauté the pork cubes and bacon until lightly browned.
• Add the onion, green and red bell peppers, mushrooms, and paprika.
• Sauté until vegetables have softened just beyond crisp and add the bay leaf, chicken stock, tomatoes, sauerkraut, and caraway seeds.
• Cover and simmer over medium low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Remove the bay leaf and serve hot with a generous dollop of sour cream with each serving (goes well with cooked noodles!).

TRANSYLVANIAN GOULASH (SZEKELY GULYAS)

Steps:

• Melt the lard in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the paprika and 1/2 cup of the stock and bring to a boil. Add the pork and simmer, covered, 1 hour.
• Add the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, tomato juice and remaining stock to the pot. Return it to a simmer, cover and cook for another hour, or until meat is very tender.
• Whisk the flour and sour cream together and carefully stir into the pot. Simmer 10 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

HUNGARIAN TREASURE (SZEKELY GULYAS)

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. In the same skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic and paprika; cook 1 minute longer. Pour over meat. Add , sauerkraut and water., Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 3-4 hours. Stir in sour cream; sprinkle with poppy seeds. Serve with noodles.