Hungarian Goulash with Soft Dumplings

The Weather is much kinder today - temperatures are lower and wind doesn't blow so strong....relief for fire fighters and residents!  There are a few critical areas left, but not so concerning.

I've returned to putting my kitchen together ...Floor and walls done, some of the 

cabinets are in place. Wall tiles and stone benchtop are next ...

Meanwhile, we need to eat to!

Good thing about this meal is that you need only one pot, and it can be cooked on your stove, or in oven. Some of ingredients (oregano, cumin)  are not used in traditional recipes, but I added them according to my taste. 

Ingredients:

Goulash-

2 tbs lard (or oil )

1 kg beef (chuck, rump) or pork, diced

4 onions, chopped

4-6 garlic cloves, crushed

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp chilli powder (or less)

1-2 tsp cumin

2 tbs paprika (smoked preferably)

3 oregano sprigs

1/2 cup red wine

2-3 tbs tomato paste

water to cover

2tbs Vegeta or beef  (chicken) stock powder

Parsley leaves for garnishing

Dumplings-

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup SR flour

1/4 cup semolina 

pinch of salt

Method:

Heat lard / oil in a large pan. Saute onion for a couple of minutes, add meat and cook until changes colour. Add spices and other ingredients. Mix well, cover and cook for 1,5-2 hours on slow heat. 

Dumplings- Mix all ingredients into a sticky dough. Take spoonfuls (or ice cream scoops) and place into goulash. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Note- If using oil instead of lard, add a bit of speck or panceta for authentic taste.

Madjarski Gulaš sa Mekanim Knedlama

Vrijeme je mnogo ljubaznije danas - temperature su nize i vjetar vise ne duva tako jako...veliko olaksanje za vatrogasce i stanovnike! Nekoliko kriticnih erija je ostalo, ali nista nije veoma zabrinjavajuce.

Vratila sam se sastavljanju moje nove kuhinje...Podne plocice postavljene, zidovi zavrseni, dio kabineta postavljen. Ostaje da se postave zidne plocice i postavi radna povrsina...

U medjuvremenu trebamo i jesti!

Dobra strana ovog jela je da sve mozete pripremiti u jednoj posudi i moze se kuhati u rerni ili na ploci. 

Neki od sastojaka (oregano, kim) se tradicionalno ne koriste u gulasu,... recept sam prilagodila mom ukusu.

Sastojci:

Gulas-

2 K masti (ili ulja)

1 kg govedine za kuhanje (ili svinjetine), rezane na vece kocke

4 crvena luka, sjeckana

4-6 cena bijelog luka, protisnutog

1/2 k crnog bibera

1 k cili praha (ili manje)

1-2 k kima u prahu

2 K paprike

3 izdanka oregana

1/2 solje crvenog vina

2-3 K gustog paradajz pirea

voda (samo da pokrije)

2 K Vegete ili slicno

listovi persuna za posuti

Knedle-

1 jaje

1/2 solje mlijeka

1/2 solje brasna

1/2 solje samodizajuceg brasna

1/4 solje griza

malo soli 

Nacin:

Zagrijte mast (ili ulje), proprzite luk. Dodajte meso, prodinstajte, zatim ubacite ostale zacine. Promijesajte, zalijte vodom i pokrijte. Kuhajte oko 1,5-2 sata na slaboj vatri.

Knedle- Umijesite tijesto od svih navedenih sastojaka; biti ce blago ljepljivo. Kasikom ili hvataljkom za sladoled vadite knedle i spustajte ih u gulas. poklopite i kuhajte jos dodatnih 15 minuta. Ukrasite persunovim liscem i servirajte.

Napomena- ukoliko koristite ulje umjesto masti, dodajte komadic slanine ili pancete u kuhanje za autentican okus.