Best 7 Goulash Base Recipes

EASY CLASSIC GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot pot until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir onion and garlic into beef; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, sofrito, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, seasoned salt, and bay leaves into beef mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
• Pour macaroni into beef mixture, cover the pot, and continue simmering until pasta is tender and flavors are completely blended, about 25 minutes. Discard bay leaves.

EASY BEEF GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, stir-fry beef in oil for 4-5 minutes or meat is no longer pink. Add onion and green pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, water, broth, vinegar and seasonings. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine flour and cold water until smooth. Add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain pasta; stir into beef mixture.

GOULASH BASE RECIPE

Steps:

• Fry the meat in batches till brown.
• Remove and set aside.
• Fry the onion.When becomes tranparent add paprika and the other spices,f using.
• After stirring a couple of times, add the tomato paste.
• Stir and add the meat.
• Add the salt either now or right before it's done.
• Simmer covered until meat is tender. The meat juices generally are enough; however, if necessary, you can add a little water or stock to keep it from burning.

GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper, the paprika, and Italian seasoning to the beef and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, until the paprika begins to toast and become fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture to coat, then cook until the paste thickens and deepens in color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire and beef broth to the beef mixture and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the cavatappi. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Gently stir in the parsley and Cheddar until combined and the cheese starts to melt. Divide the goulash among 6 bowls and top with more shredded Cheddar and chopped parsley.

CLASSIC GOULASH

Steps:

• Cook and stir the ground beef in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is no longer pink and has started to brown, about 10 minutes. Skim off excess fat, and stir in the onions and garlic. Cook and stir the meat mixture until the onions are translucent, about 10 more minutes.
• Stir water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and seasoned salt into the meat mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir macaroni into the mixture, cover, and simmer over low heat until the pasta is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, discard bay leaves, and serve.

GOULASH BASE RECIPE (HUNGARIAN)

Steps:

• Cook bacon slowly in Dutch oven or 3 quart sauce pot until bacon is lightly browned. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and put aside for later.
• Add onion to bacon fat and cook over medium heat until almost tender, remove onion and add to bacon set aside.
• Add meat to bacon fat and slowly brown on all sides. Sprinkle paprika, salt pepper and majoram over browned meat.
• Stir in bacon onion mixture with chopped green pepper.
• Slowly pour in broth and wine and bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove meat with slotted spoon
• To thicken cooking liquid, mix flour and water and add one half of the mixture to the pot. Bring to boiling. Gradually add remaining flour water mixture to attain desired consistency. Bring to boiling after each addition. After final additon cook 3-5 minutes longer.
• Add 1 tablespoon melted butter blended with 1/2 teaspoons paprika and 1 T. water. add to liquid in pot. Add meat back to pot or pour sauce over meat.

OLD FASHIONED GOULASH RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large pan, saute ground beef, garlic, onions, bell pepper in olive oil until browned. Drain.
• Add broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, seasoning, bay leaves, and mix well.
• Lower heat and cover. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add in the uncooked elbow macaroni to the skillet. Stir well until everything is combined.
• Cover once again and simmer for about 20-30 minutes.
• Serve warm.