Goulash

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Sent in by Melanie, Hartlepool

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Try this traditional goulash recipe...

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 40 mins
Serves 4
Difficulty Level Easy

Preparation

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Total Time 1 hr 50 mins
Preparation Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients
Method

1 onion, chopped
1 pepper (red or green), sliced
garlic puree
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne (optional)
3 carrots, sliced
400g diced beef (or use raw beef chunks)
400g chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp tomato puree
500ml beef stock
2 tbsp natural yoghurt (or soured cream)
fresh parsley
2 tbsp oil

Preheat oven to 170'C/Gas mark 3
Fry the onion in about 2 tbsp of oil for 5 minutes
Add the red or green pepper (or both) and cook for 2 minutes
Add 2 good squirts of garlic puree, 2 tsp of paprika, 1 tsp cayenne pepper and mix
Add the carrots and take off the heat (sometimes I add 1-2 potatoes)
Meanwhile, put the diced beef diced in the bottom of a casserole dish (or slow cooker) and sprinkle with 2 tbsp of flour
Add the can of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and 500ml of beef stock and stir well
Add all the other ingredients from the pan and mix together
Put in the oven for about 1 1/2 hours (or 8 hours in the slow cooker) checking on it and stirring it from time to time
When you take it out, mix in 2 tbsp of natural yoghurt or soured cream, and fresh parsley and serve with rice and crusty bread

You will need

Frying pan

Casserole dish

Or slow cooker

Tips

Why not buy a large beef joint for your Sunday dinner and use the leftovers to make goulash on Monday?

If using raw beef, coat in the flour and brown for a couple of minutes before adding to the casserole or slow cooker.

Variations

For a less spicy version, leave out the cayenne if serving to young children

Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ 5 ratings Rate this recipe

Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Very tasty and warming! :)

on 30/11/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

Very tasty dish, I have been waiting to use the slow cooker and this was perfect for it!

on 5/11/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

We made a vegetarian version and added some dumplings - very tasty although we did make the less spicy version to save our tongues :)

on 4/4/15
kerry v

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

All the family love this.

on 27/1/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3

Tasty but not a traditional goulash. I make a batch when I'm off work and then freeze half which comes in handy on a work night

on 26/1/15
Julia J(139)

How much Beef are you meant to use?

on 9/7/14
Guest

With a slow cooker when you are cooking the food for 8 hours do you put on the low medium or high setting?

on 15/10/13
Guest

that is a casserole, it has nothing to do with original goulash recipe

on 25/10/11
Christine H(49)

Not bad - made in casserole dish, don't have slow cooker, but tasted authentic.

on 24/10/11
Lesley P(126)

Made both the meat and vegetable versions of this yesterday - the meat in the slow cooker and the vegetable one in the oven. Both the meat eaters and our vegetarian daughter loved loved the meal. Will definately be making it again.

on 19/10/11
Guest

This was lovely and hearty for the colder weather we are having now, and is a great way to use up the beef which I always have leftover from Sunday Dinner.

on 18/10/11
Guest

Hi,odd question but i'm a vegi,could you do this with lamb? my husband doesn't eat beef? Thanks

on 12/10/11
louise d(358)

Had this for dinner tonight, did it in the slow cooker. We all really enjoyed it. Think this is going to become a firm favourite in our house. :)

on 12/10/11
Guest

Did it in the slow cooker today, loved it

on 11/10/11
May A(6)

its absolutely amazingly delicious, we tried it with vegetables too and also cheese and my toddler loves it

on 7/10/11
Jo B(270)

This melts in the mouth and very warming for us a lovely meal on the first day its been really cold. Loved it.

on 7/10/11
Guest

We don't eat beef, can this recipe use lamb instead?

on 12/6/11
Guest

This was a hit in our house 'real' or not. Even my fussy daughter wolfed it down!

on 16/5/11
Guest

Made this for our tea during the week, and it was lovely, i added some extra bits in for seasoning. will do this one again.

on 14/4/11
Guest

Tried tonight. Was really nice and made a change. Other half loved it too! Didn't put too much spices in so leftovers for my son to try tomorrow.

on 10/4/11
Guest

I made this yesterday, it was a hit! Def make this one again Thanks!

on 5/4/11
Guest

'Real' Goulash or not it was lovely, we wolfed it down!

on 4/4/11
Guest

I agree with Alena that this is far from a real Goulash, the real Gulyas is onions, garlic, paprika powder, few tomatoes,diced beef and potatoes. The beauty of making a good gulyas (goulash) is to fry the onions slowly and as long as possible before adding the paprika powder (and a bit of hot paprika powder if you like). Then add the beef and add a bit of water until it's nearly under water. This dish takes about 3 hours. The longer it takes, the better the taste will be! Only in the last half an hour add the sliced potatoes. Jo etvagyat everyone!!!!

on 25/2/11
Guest

I made this with yesterdays fathers day beef, I didnt have the right spices - I used a little cajun and some herbs, and at the end I stirred in the yoghurt - my fussy kids and I wolfed it down.... fantastic!

on 21/6/10
Guest

I cooked this last week and loved it.

on 2/6/10
Guest

Sorry but this has nothing to do with real goulash!

on 14/4/10
Guest

I have never tried goulash before as I can be fussy and not keen on trying new things but I absolutly love this dish.

on 14/1/10
Guest

Great recipe, I have cooked it lots of times now. My 1 year old loves it and so do I. It is so simple I can see myself using this as one of my main dishes. Thank you.

on 29/11/09
Guest

MMMMMMM.... another netmums success! Very tasty! Needed a bit of thickening at the end so would put in less stock next time but lovely flavour and a lovely alternative to a standard casserole. We enjoyed it with mashed potato - ideal sunday night supper! Thanks for sharing!

on 22/11/09
Guest

This was absolutely delicious! I started to prepare it at 8am as it was going in the slow cooker - I went to grab the chopped tomatoes and horror - there were none left! At 8am and rushing round for work I wasn't going to go off to the shops so I threw in a 500ml box of passata and wondered if it would be as nice...... crikey - it was lovely! Thanks for the recipe - hope you add lots more!

on 19/11/09
Guest

Great recipe, simple ingredients, delicious. Pleased my usually fussy 6 and 3 yr olds. Left out cayenne pepper for them, but added it the next time I cooked it for friends. Great with brown rice and garlic ciabatta.

on 1/10/09
Guest

You don't have to brown the meat first,and I never do! though some people prefer too coating it in flour will help thicken any sauce / juices ,as it cooks

on 21/9/09
Guest

I am puzzled to find a slow cooker recipe that starts with cooked beef. Isn't part of the beauty of slow cooking how the cheap cuts of meat improve with long, slow cooking?

on 19/9/09