Helens Pork Gulyas Recipes

AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN GOULASH (GULYáS)

Steps:

• Melt the pork lard or butter/oil in a Dutch oven or other heavy soup pot over medium high heat and cook the onions until beginning to brown, about 7-10 minutes. Add the beef and cook until the beef is just starting to brown, 7-10 minutes. Add the bell peppers, tomatoes, and garlic and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the paprika, salt, pepper and caraway (if using) (note: paprika becomes bitter if at all scorched). Add the beef broth, bay leaf, return to the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for another 30-40 minutes or until the beef is nice and tender. Add salt to taste. Remove the bay leaf.

QUICK PORK GOULASH

Steps:

• Toss the pork pieces with the thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat 1/2 of the oil in a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the pork pieces in a single layer and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
• Heat the remaining oil in the same pot and add the carrots, celery, onions and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the paprika, tomato paste, caraway and garlic until fragrant and the tomato paste has darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the broth and 1 1/2 cups water and bring to a simmer. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the broth has thickened, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to package directions and keep warm.
• Add the pork back to the stew and cook, stirring, until the pork is cooked through and hot. Stir in the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Toss with the hot egg noodles and garnish with chives.

PORK GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and fry the pork for 5 minutes or until browned. Remove and set aside. Use the remaining oil to fry the onions for 8-10 minutes or until soft and starting to brown. Add the garlic and paprika and fry for another 2 minutes.
• Return the pork to the pan and pour in the stock, tomatoes and sugar. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
• For the dumplings, combine all the ingredients, except for the oregano, with enough cold water to make a scone-like dough. Roll into approximately 30 walnut-sized balls.
• Stir the peppers into the goulash. Tuck in the dumplings and cover the pan with a lid and cook for another 25-30 minutes until the dumplings are puffed up.
• Serve scattered with oregano.

HUNGARIAN PORK GOULASH

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast. Cut roast into 2-inch cubes. In a large bowl combine paprika, caraway seeds, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Add pork cubes and toss to coat. In a large skillet cook pork, half at a time, in hot oil over medium heat until browned, turning occasionally. Transfer pork to a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker (see Tip). Add celery, carrots, parsnips, onion and tomatoes. Pour the water over all in cooker.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir noodles into pork mixture in cooker. Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 30 minutes more or until noodles are tender, stirring once halfway through cooking. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream. If desired, sprinkle each serving with paprika.

HELEN'S PORK GULYAS

Steps:

• Marinate the pork cubes, in lemon, and sprinkle with garlic powder Let stand till the onions are browned.
• In a large stew pot, heat the olive oil.
• Brown the onions till they are carmel in color.
• Add the pork and brown on all sides.
• Add the rest in order except the flour.
• Cook on a medium low fire.
• Cook until the pork and potatoes are tender.
• If the sauce is thinner than you like, use the flour and water to thicken.
• Cook until it reaches the thickness you prefer.