Goulash. It sounds like some sort of torture food,
doesn’t it? I had my first experience
with goulash when I was 5. I was at my
best friend’s house and her mom served it up for dinner. I was a picky kid and wouldn’t eat it, but
her mom forced me to have just one spoonful, which quickly turned into two
bowlfuls. It was delicious.
Then
later, I discovered something even better, Grandpa’s Goulash. What I remember most about my Grandpa was his
garden, he had this huge garden filled with corn and beans and all kinds of
great vegetables, but most importantly, it was overrun with strawberry and
raspberry bushes. We would spend hours
picking (and eating) the berries. I
thought that was the best thing about his house, until the day he made
goulash. It was nothing like what was
served up at my friend’s house, but it was even better. Grandpa’s been gone over 15 years now, but whenever
goulash comes up, I think of him.
So
when I was reading Hunter Angler Gardener Cook blog the other day and came
across a recipe for not just goulash, but venison goulash, I knew I had to make
Lee make it for me. He swapped out
venison for chuck roast because oddly, we don’t have venison in the freezer
right now. And we didn't have lard or sunflower oil, or caraway seed, or two kinds of paprika. So go to their blog for the original recipe, Lee's adapted recipe is below.
Goulash and homemade noodles- WOW |
Today
was the perfect day for it, cold and iced over, we needed some comfort food. I
was a little panicked when there were no rotini noodles to be seen, that had
been the link between all other goulashes.
But this had something better. The recipe included Csipetke
(chip-ET-keh). Csipetke are a noodle/
dumpling that frankly, taste like pierogi dough to me- must be an Eastern
European thing.
When
everything- the goulash, the csipetke and the sour cream melded together, it’s
a beautiful thing. The hours of
simmering causes the meat to be incredibly tender, just little chunks of beefy
butter, the sauce is so smooth and the onions make it just the perfect amount
of sweet.
And
no, it’s nothing like Grandpa’s goulash, my friend’s mom’s, or Hunter Angler Gardener Cook's, or anything I’ve
ever tasted. That’s the fun of goulash, everyone
is different and invokes a different special memory.
Goulash
and Csipetke
Serves 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
CSIPETKE
1 cup
flour
1
teaspoon salt
2 eggs,
beaten
2 tbsp
butter for frying
- Combine ingredients and knead until the dough is smooth, about 5 minutes. If the dough is really sticky, add more flour. You want a stiff, but pliable dough.
- Cover in plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour at room temperature.
- To make the dumplings, pinch off dime-sized little bits of the dough and flip them onto a well-floured surface. This can be done up to several hours ahead.
- Just before serving, boil the csipetke dumplings for a few minutes in salty water, then drain and set aside.
- Fry in butter to finish.
Amount
Per Serving
Calories
324 Calories from Fat 79
Total
Fat 8.8g
Saturated
Fat 3.9g
Cholesterol
196mg
Sodium
1253mg
Total
Carbohydrates 48.0g
Dietary
Fiber 1.7g
Sugars
0.5g
Protein
12.0g
Vitamin
A 7% • Vitamin
C 0%
Calcium
3% • Iron
21%
GOULASH
1/4 cup
vegetable oil
2
pounds chuck roast, cut into chunks
Salt
4-5
cups chopped onions
1/3 cup
paprika
2 cups chicken
stock
2 cups
water
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven or stewpot and brown the beef in batches. Salt the beef as it cooks. It will take 20 minutes or so for all the meat to brown. Remove the beef as it browns and set aside.
- Add all the onions and turn the heat to high. Sauté the onions, stirring often, until they are browned.
- Put the beef and all the other ingredients in the Dutch oven. Mix well and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook over low heat for 3-5 hours, or until the meat wants to fall apart.
- Use a potato masher to squash all the meat in the pot and mix well. Add salt if needed.
- Serve the goulash alongside the dumplings with some sour cream at the table to mix in.
Serving
Size 604 g
Amount
Per Serving
Calories
686 Calories from Fat 305
Total
Fat 33.9g
Saturated
Fat 9.8g
Cholesterol
229mg
Sodium
581mg
Total
Carbohydrates 15.8g
Dietary
Fiber 5.1g
Sugars
6.1g
Protein
77.7g
Vitamin
A 89% • Vitamin
C 24%
Calcium
7% • Iron 60%
What foods do you love that change with every serving?
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