Hungarian Goulash

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Rib-sticking comfort food. Nice and creamy. Make sure you have the mild sweet Hungarian paprika. It works out best. :)"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 2 lbs boneless beef chuck, cut into 1/2-1 inch cubes
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour
• 1 medium onion, chopped very small
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped very small
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika (not the hot kind)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Dredge meat in enough flour to coat.
3. Heat 3 tbsp.vegetable oil in large skillet and brown meat on all sides; drain and set aside.
4. Spray 2 1/2qt.casserole dish with cooking spray.
5. Combine meat, onion, bell pepper, garlic, pepper, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf in casserole, mixing well.
6. Stir in tomatoes.
7. Cover with lid or foil and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
8. Place sour cream in bowl.
9. Stir some of goulash sauce into sour cream, mixing well.
10. Stir blended sour cream back into goulash, stirring to incorporate.
11. Bake 30 minutes more, or until meat is tender.
12. Serve with cooked egg noodles.

Reviews

[BarnabasTarnai]

Well, I'd rather not rate this recipe misleadingly called "Hungarian Goulash" - because it doesn't even resemble what we call "goulash" (or gulyas, to use the original Hungarian spelling) here in Hungary. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about: I'm 100% Hungarian! Although it _is_ true that gulyas has many variations, but this recipe is so far from it that it doesn't deserve the name. From the description, it might a very nice dish - but _not_ goulash/gulyas. It's like football and soccer - both are team sports, that's all the similarities. Sorry, folks!

 

[Kate in Katoomba]

I cooked this and added new potatoes and more tomatoes. It tasted great and everyone loved it.

 

[Hungarian Gypsy]

Very good Hungarian Goulash recipe. Tasted wonderful.

 

[oldbern]

This is a great recipe. We make it for out-of-town company pretty regularly during the cold months. I always double the diced tomatoes to reach a more diserable consistency.

 

[imola_f]

Gulyas is a soup in Hungary. The recipe here is a beef PÖRKÖLT which is a paprika based stew. If it is a Gulyás there should be celery or parsnip inside and cumin.