Do you have a tried and true recipe for goulash?

Its not only funny, but rather coincidental that you would post this discussion this weekend. Yesterday I attended a community Goulash cook off. Since our community is rather cosmopolitan and multi-cultural, I tasted Goulash recipes from China to the Czec Republic, and the Caribbean. The winner in the non-traditional category was the Chinese Goulash. So I asked for the recipe and here it is. Chicken Broth, Onions, Sliced Mushrooms, Diced Chicken, Beef,Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Celery, Rice and regular Goulash seasonings. It was thick, delicious and tasted like Goulash. Even the Hungarians were enjoying it.

I do it different alot of times- depending on what is on hand and how much time I have- Sometimes it is just brown hamburg throw it in spagetti sauce (Ragu super chunky mushroom) and elbow noodles.. pretty basic- Sometimes I use canned tomatoes/peppers/onions, noodles, fresh peppers and onions cooked in the hamburg and sauce- I always use ragu.. Never any brown sauce. I like mine saucy-- not soupy. My grandma makes her soupy-- really watery- It takes too much bread to soak it up and becomes to messy.

I don't think that mine is truly goulash either, but I use 1.5lbs ground beef, a can of tomato sauce, a couple squirts of ketchup, garlic, onion, elbow macoroni, american cheese and sometimes even chili powder to spice it up a bit! My mom uses chopped tomatoes and bell peppers too.

Oh my gosh. I have not heard the word goulash in years. Yet I make it at least once every two months. I also make the basic recipe of elbow noodles, meat and sauce with onions. It is still one of everyones favorite dishes. My husband came from a family that baked it in the oven with cheese on time. As much as I like it that way. I perfer to have it without the cheese. There is something just so good about keeping it pure and simple. I would of loved to see your posting having two recipes. The basic one as you said and also the true Hungarian version. How about your children and husband do they have a love for goulash?

My recipe for Goulash. 1 pound ground meat (lean or otherwise) 1 cup chopped red onions 1 cup chopped red, green,or yellow bell peper 1/4 cup minced garlic 3 cups tomato sauce 1/4 cup of ketchup 2 cups diced tomatoes 1 tsp. or dash of oregano 1 tsp. or dash of parsly (crushed, or whole) 5 cups of elbow noodles i just cook the spices together, and brown the meat. You boil the noodles like anything you would normally and then combine all ingredients.

The reason why I like the recipe below is the sour cream. It reminds me a little bit more of beef stroganoff, but with a little bit more taste to it. Try this one and see if it works for you: HUNGARIAN STYLE GOULASH 3 tbsp. butter 6 med. onions (2 lbs.) thinly sliced 2 lbs. beef for stew, 1 inch chunks 1/4 c. paprika (yes, that much) 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream 4 c. buttered hot cooked noodles In 5 quart Dutch oven over medium high heat in hot butter. Cook onions until lightly brown. Add meat, paprika, and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until meat is fork tender. Stir in sour cream, heat through (do not boil). Serve over noodles. 8 servings.

no i have never tried the true recipes, mine is like the basic meat sauce and any type of pasta.

Good reminder - have not made that in years. Thanks. A friend of mine called it American Chop Suey. Don't forget the onions and mushrooms. The way I see it, the more veggies in it the better.

My son is 25 this has been his favorite meal for 20 years. He will not eat it made any other way Gr beef macaroni tomato juice campbelles tomato soup.. When he lived at home I would make a huge pot of it so he could nuke some after football or drama practices. I'd use 3 pounds of bith the burger and macaroni at a time.