Hungarian Stewed Meat And Sauerkraut Szekely Gulyas Recipes

HUNGARIAN TREASURE (SZEKELY GULYAS)

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. In the same skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic and paprika; cook 1 minute longer. Pour over meat. Add , sauerkraut and water., Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 3-4 hours. Stir in sour cream; sprinkle with poppy seeds. Serve with noodles.

SZEGEDIN GOULASH WITH SAUERKRAUT (SZéKELY GULYáS)

Steps:

• Season the meat with salt and pepper. Peel and roughly slice the onion. Crush the garlic. Drain the sauerkraut with a sieve.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the meat until browned.
• Now coat the meat with the flour and continue to brown, while stirring continuously.
• Add the onions, and continue to fry until these turn translucent. Reduce the heat and add in the paprika powder. (make sure the powder does not burn as the taste will turn bitter). Add the salt, pepper, caraway seeds, thyme, marjoram, tomato puree, garlic and shortly fry with the meat and onions.
• Pour in the stock, cover the pot with a lid and cook for around 45-60 minutes on a low heat.
• Now add in the drained sauerkraut and mix with the meat. Cover the pot again and cook for a further 30 minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream. (it is better to only add the sour cream when serving, as otherwise you cannot reheat the goulash at a later stage)

HUNGARIAN SAUERKRAUT GOULASH SZEKELY GULYAS

Steps:

• Heat lard in pot and saute onions till soft. Set onions aside and brown the pork in same pan. Deglaze pan with some water (or white wine if you want to get fancy) and scrape up the juices. Add onions back to pot and salt, paprika and the caraway seeds. Take sauerkraut and rinse very well and add to pot. Add enough water to pot to cover all the ingredients and let simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Take sour cream and put in tureen or serving bowl and ladle soup little by little while constantly stirring to prevent curdling. Serve immediately on top of boiled potatoes, dumplings or wide noodles. cook's notes If using pork sausage, reduce cooking time by one hour.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH I

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onions in oil until soft, stirring frequently. Remove onions and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine paprika, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Coat beef cubes in spice mixture, and cook in onion pot until brown on all sides. Return the onions to the pot, and pour in tomato paste, water, garlic and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is tender.

HUNGARIAN SZEKELY GOULASH

Steps:

• Sear the meats, onions, bell pepper, and garlic in a large deep pan.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add caraway seeds.
• Stir in rinsed and drained kraut.
• Add beef broth.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water if you need to.
• 20 minutes before goulash is done, stir in sour cream and paprika. Do not allow the goulash to boil at this point.

HUNGARIAN STEWED MEAT AND SAUERKRAUT (SZEKELY GULYAS)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the sausage slices over medium-high heat, tossing, until lightly browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove, drain on paper towels and set aside. In the same skillet, brown the beef and ham cubes in the sausage fat over high heat and set aside.
• In a large casserole, heat the bacon fat. Add the onions and cook over medium heat, until transparent, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the paprika and cook, stirring, until the paprika and onions form a thick paste and the scent of raw paprika disappears, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beef and ham cubes. Rinse the sauerkraut and add it, along with the broth, bay leaves and thyme. Stir well to combine all the ingredients.
• Bring the stew to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook, covered, for about 45 minutes. Add the sausage slices and continue cooking until the meats are very tender, about 45 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool, then refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to develop.
• The following day, reheat the stew and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Remove bay leaves. Serve with sour cream on the side, if desired.

SEGEDíNSKý GULáš - CZECH SZEGEDIN GOULASH

Steps:

• Before you start cooking: Cut the pork into 1-inch pieces. Peel onions and chop them finely. Peel a clove of garlic and press it. Cut bacon into small ¼-inch dices. Strain the sauerkraut (do not rinse it!) and cut it into bite-size pieces.
• In a pot with a thick bottom (I use one of my beloved dutch ovens), melt half of the lard over medium heat. Add diced bacon and render; it takes about 3-5 minutes. Stir occasionally. Set the rendered bacon aside, use a slotted spoon.
• Place the rest of the lard in the same pot, sprinkle with crushed caraway seeds. Stir. Add chopped onions and sauté them until slightly golden while stirring.
• Turn up the heat, add pork and sear the meat for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to medium, dust with sweet ground paprika. Add pressed garlic. Fry for 1 minute while stirring.
• Add flour and fry for a further 1 minute. Stir well.
• Salt the base for segedín, pour in the water or beef broth that the pork is covered. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a minimum, cover with a lid and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
• Only now add fried bacon, sauerkraut, and let it cook for additional 30 minutes, or until the pork is tender. Stir occasionally.
• As the final step, add sour cream, don't cook anymore.
• Just stir well, salt to your liking, and Szegedin goulash is done!