Cold Night In Minnesota Goulash Recipes

THE BEST GOULASH

Steps:

• Brown ground meat in skillet with onions and garlic.
• Drain fat from meat.
• Add salt, pepper, paprika, tomatoes, tomato sauce and frozen corn.
• While the meat is cooking, boil the macaroni until almost done.
• Drain water from macaroni and stir into meat mixture Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Pour enough mixture to cover bottom of dish and then sprinkle with cheese; add another layer of meat and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts and casserole is bubbling (approximately 40 minutes).

COLD NIGHT IN MINNESOTA GOULASH

Steps:

• 1. In a pan, add ground beef and turkey. using about 4 splashes of Worcestershire sauce to flavor the meat. Brown the turkey and beef (about 10 minutes). Drain off any excess grease. Add onion and garlic and cook another 10 minutes until onions translucent. Transfer mix to slow cooker and add water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaves and seasoned salt. Add dry noodles at this time if cooking stove top, bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer with cover on for 20 minutes. If using crock pot, you can cook noodles separate and set aside, cook ingredients on low for 1 hour stirring occasionally. Add in cooked pasta before serving (either to pot, or to individual bowl). Remove Bay Leaves and discard before serving.
• 2. Top with fresh diced onions, diced jalapenos, cheese, sour cream (all optional) or nothing at all. Serve with crackers or warm butter rolls.

CLASSIC GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook and stir the ground beef in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is no longer pink and has started to brown, about 10 minutes. Skim off excess fat, and stir in the onions and garlic. Cook and stir the meat mixture until the onions are translucent, about 10 more minutes.
• Stir water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt into the meat mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir macaroni into the mixture, cover, and simmer over low heat until the pasta is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, discard bay leaves, and serve.

GOULASH -- MIDWEST STYLE

Steps:

• 1. I season this with a small amount of salt and pepper only, and let the beef and tomatoes flourish in their own goodness. You could add some dry Italian Seasoning or that of choice.
• 2. Fry hamburger with a little salt and pepper added until done. I mash coarse with a wire potato masher in the pan. Leave a little chunky. Add fine diced onions if desired half way into cooking. In separate pan heat water for Macaroni. Add a little salt and a teaspoon of oil to water. Cook Macaroni.
• 3. Push hamburger to one side and tilt pan. I find most of the liquid to be juices. If grease is excessive spoon some off. Retain the juices.
• 4. Add the canned tomatoes and tomato sauce and 1/2 cup water to frying pan. If using whole tomatoes, chop them up some.
• 5. Stir and scrape bottom of frying pan. Add drained macaroni to fry pan and stir well. Simmer for 10 or 12 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
• 6. Serve with some sliced buttered bread of choice. Flavor improves after a day or two in fridge if you can keep it that long. Freezes well. Most Pasta gets a little soft after freezing or re-heating, but I don't mind that a bit.