Authentic Hungarian Goulash

What's better on a cold winter day than a warming and hearty Goulash soup? In Hungary, Goulash is always served as a soup and is preferably cooked in a cauldron over an open fire . This gives the soup a nice smoky note. To achieve the same taste at home in the kitchen, flavorings such as smoked goulash cream or smoked Hungarian paprika powder.

Our recipe for authentic Hungarian goulash contains prime rib and lots of fresh vegetables. The soup should simmer for a long time so that the meat becomes really tender and all the flavors come out. Seasoning the soup with Hungarian paprika powder, goulash cream and using Mangalica fat to fry the onions and meat makes all the difference!

Ingredients:

• About 600g beef (e.g. prime rib)
• 3 yellow onions
• 1 tbsp Mangalica fat
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 3 crushed garlic cloves
• about 4-5 tbsp Paprika powder
• about 2-3 tbsp Goulash cream
• 1 carrot
• 1 parsley root
• 2 celery stalks with leaves
• 2 peppers (preferably white Hungarian pointed peppers, otherwise green)
• 1 tbsp Tomato puree
• about 400g firm potatoes
• Csipetke pasta

Tip! To deepen the flavors even more and bring out the smoky tones, you can also use Mangalica Szalonna which you fry together with the onion. You can also supplement with smoked paprika powder , smoked paprika cream or smoked goulash cream .

Do this:

1. Melt the Mangalica fat in a large pot and sauté finely chopped yellow onion until translucent but not browned! Add cumin and garlic and fry as quickly as possible.
2. Divide and add the meat to the pot. Cover everything with a thick layer of paprika powder and season with salt and Goulash Puree (note that the puree contains salt). Add water so that the paprika powder does not burn (it tastes very bitter).
3. Cover with a lid and let simmer for a long time!
   
4. Add the diced vegetables and tomato paste when the meat is tender. Add more water to cover the meat and vegetables and simmer for about 20 minutes until the vegetables are almost done.
5. Then add the diced potatoes and simmer until soft.
6. Finally, pour in the Csipetke pasta and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Serving tips!

Serve the soup piping hot with fresh bread and Erös Pista for extra heat.

Enjoy your meal!🇭🇺

Tasty meal!🇸🇪

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