[CH] Hungarian Beef Gulyas
green (green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net)
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:45:37 -0600
I've no idea where I got this recipe; I've been making it for 30 years...
Note: I long ago quit measuring, and just follow the recipe for
ingredients...
*Hungarian Beef Gulyas*
4-6 slices bacon (I use old-fashioned, thick sliced and about 8-10 1/2
slices)
1 cup chopped onion (I prolly use more...)
2 cloves crushed garlic (I use three... Or four...)
1 1/2 TABLEspoons paprika (I start out using 3, then add more as I go along)
3 lbs beef round steak cut into 1 1/2" cubes (I use sirloin or a good fatty
roast)
1 can condensed beef broth
1 1/2 TEAspoon salt (I use less - just a titch to spike the flavors)
1 lb small what onions, peeled (NOT pearl onions! For a real kick sub with
1 lb hamburger onions sometime! WOW!)
4 TABLEspoons flour (I've never needed)
6 TABLEspoons water (Never needed this either)
Dairy sour cream
Hot cooked noodles
Saute bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon and save.
Brown beef cubes in bacon fat, place in bowl as they brown. Note: I always
dredge mine in a flour/pepper/salt/paprika mixture first. Make mixture to
taste, but mine definitely has a good reddish paprika tinge to it...
Saute chopped onions in fat in pan (I always need to add butter sos to have
enuff fat...) until golden; reduce heat to low and stir in garlic and
paprika, stirring constantly as you don't want the garlic and paprika to
burn.
Return beef to pan (include drippings in bowl...), stir in beef broth and
salt. Heat to boiling and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Note: If you need to add a
bit of water, do and don't worry about it.
Add small onions and bacon. (Add more water if needed.) Simmer 45 minutes
or until beef and onions are tender.
Mix flour and water to make a smooth paste - add to Gulyas. Cook, stirring
constantly until thickened. (I've never had to do this. Mine's always
super thick.)
Spoon Gulyas onto heated egg noodles/spatzel/rice/grits/potatoes - whatever
you want. Garnish with sauted green peppers (I've NEVER gone the green bell
route. YUCK!) Pass sour cream at the table.
Enjoy, my fiends! :D
green, CH #2156