Hungarian Beef Goulash

From EatingWell: January/February 2008 — Subscribe Now!

This streamlined goulash skips the step of browning the beef, and instead coats it in a spice crust to give it a rich mahogany hue. This saucy dish is a natural served over whole-wheat egg noodles. Or, for something different, try prepared potato gnocchi or spaetzle.

READER'S COMMENT:

"I live in Hungary... Hungarian goulash is thin, it is eaten as a soup... not over noodles. Hungarian Porkolt is with noodles... not goulash. Therfore, don't overdo the cornstarch, as this is not supposed to be thick. "

Comments

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I live in Hungary... Hungarian goulash is thin, it is eaten as a soup... not over noodles. Hungarian Porkolt is with noodles... not goulash. Therfore, don't overdo the cornstarch, as this is not supposed to be thick.	3 weeks 3 days ago
The problem with this recipe, which would also explain the reader comment about the sauce being thin - is the lack of onions. A good Hungarian Goulash with 2 lbs of beef should have at least 4-5 onions, if not more. Corn starch might make the sauce thicker, however, it's really the cooking time that makes the goulash goulash. I will also have to agree with the critic of Worcestershire sauce - you shouldn't need anything other than some oil, salt/pepper (very optionally caraway seeds, I kind of dislike the idea) paprika powder, onions, and maybe a spoonful of tomato paste. Other than that, it's all water + time for cooking.	3 weeks 4 days ago
This was alright... as someone who really loves paprika, I think this could have used a couple more tablespoons (I use a nice Hungarian sweet paprika from Penzey's) Also, the sauce was thin, even after the addition of the cornstarch. Next time I'll double the cornstarch/water mixture before adding it to the crock-pot, so the sauce coats the noodles better. With some tweaks this will be a keeper.	6 weeks 4 days ago
Worcestershire sauce is never used in gulyas . Where in Hungary has that been used . laszlo7	8 weeks 3 days ago
why over potato gnocchi or spaetzle everyone deviates from the real dish if that looks like goulash to you I think you need to reread where ever you got that recipe from. Ever heard of Hungarian paprika ? The real one lol looks terrible	8 weeks 3 days ago