North Croatian Goulash Soup Gulas Juha Recipes

TRADITIONAL CROATIAN GOULASH RECIPE (GULAš)

Steps:

• Clean the meat from the veins if there are some and cut it into smaller pieces, 3 × 3 cm. Marinate the meat in the mustard and spices and let it sit in the refrigerator for one hour
• Heat one tablespoon of pork fat or vegetable oil in a pot and fry the meat on all sides until it gets browned. Once the meat is cooked, transfer it to a plate and add another tablespoon of fat to the pot
• Cut the onions very fine, peel the carrots and shred it using a grater. Cook the onions and carrots over low heat for 15 minutes. You can salt the vegetables a little to make them soften faster
• Once the vegetables have browned and become slightly mushy, add the meat and bay leaves and garlic. Pour over with wine and simmer for 10-15 minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate. Now is the right time to add 2/3 the amount of liquid
• Cover the pot and cook over low heat for an hour, stirring occasionally. After the first hour, pour over the rest of the water or stock and cook for another 30-45 minutes
• Allow the stew to cool slightly and serve it with a sprinkle of chopped parsley and few slices of fresh hot pepper if you like to spice it up a bit
• Slice ​​some fresh bread, season the salad and simply enjoying these wonderful flavors

GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and slice the onions, peel and crush the garlic, and deseed and dice the pepper. Finely chop the tomatoes. Pick and finely chop the marjoram.
• Add a good splash of oil to a large pan and gently sauté the onions, garlic and pepper until softened.
• Add the beef and continue to cook until the meat is browned and the vegetables are cooked.
• Stir in the paprika and cook for 2 more minutes, then add 200ml of the beef stock. Bring to the boil and cook until reduced by half.
• Add the marjoram, caraway seeds, a splash of vinegar, the tomatoes, the tomato purée and season well.
• Add enough stock to cover and simmer until the meat and vegetables are tender, about 1½ to 2 hours.
• Peel, dice and add the potatoes, plus any remaining stock and a little water if it's looking too dry, and simmer until the potatoes are cooked.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream, if you like.

NORTH CROATIAN GOULASH SOUP ("GULAS JUHA")

Steps:

• Melt lard and sauté finely minced onion until become soft and transparent. Cut kohlrabi and carrot into small cubes and saute until slightely softens.
• Slice beef into small (1 cm in diameter) pieces and add into the pot. Sauté beef in its own juices and after 5 to 10 minutes add red paprika (hot and sweet) salt and pepper. Stir well and add flour.
• Sauté everything until flour starts to brown and add water (it is on you to decide to use all water or not). Add thyme.
• Peel potato and cut into small pieces (1 cm in diameter) and add into the soup. Cook until potato and meat are soft or 90 minutes.