Thick beef goulash - dish for real men

If you ask men what dish they like most, then they will be called goulash. And even if you do not remember the name, be sure to describe his words, satisfying, tasty meat dish with vegetables and spices.

Goulash - it really is very masculine dish (on the Internet there are lots of recipes just by men). It is quite nutritious, they can eat for a long time and it is so delicious that it's hard to do without supplements!

Let's enjoy our men and prepare them real Hungarian goulash.

Yes, goulash, penetrated into our cookbooks, thanks to the Hungarian shepherds. They cooked in pots on the fire and satisfying and simple dish of beef or veal, adding there vegetables and spices. Since then, the goulash is called "royal shepherd's soup." A Hungarian word "goulash" is pronounced as "guyyash", which means "shepherd."

When in the 17th century Hungarian chefs discovering new pripravu- paprika, goulash taste sparkle with new colors. There were varieties of this dish - perkelta, tokani and paprikash, in which inexperienced amateur Hungarian cuisine is easy to get confused. We note only that for perkelta pieces of meat previously fried. In tokani possible to use several types of meat, which is stewed in its own juices. In paprikash decided to add the sour cream and it is made from any meat other than beef. Remember, if you will, and in Hungary, pick yourself exactly the kind of goulash that you like more!

By the way, cooks from Hungary assure that this stew can be prepared only on an open fire, in nature, in the fresh air. But we already know that a good goulash not spoil even the usual format of the kitchen!

Now considered almost goulash Russian national dish and can be found on the menu in almost all restaurants and even canteens. Popularity explained simply - make goulash can even novice cook.

Goulash is universal, so no need to invent some special garnish. To him well suited and mashed potatoes, and rice, and vegetables, and pasta, and buckwheat.

Goulash cook simple, but there are some tricks that you need to know in order not to make this tasty dish with a rich taste in a simple boiled meat in the sauce.
- Choose only quality meat: beef pulp or beef tenderloin. The meat should be juicy, not dietetic.
- Onion saute in fat rather than oil.
- That the meat was delicious, you can add when cooking wine or citric acid.
- Herbs and spices to add better not earlier than 10-15 minutes before end of cooking.

Let's try to cook a delicious Hungarian goulash!

Hungarian beef goulash

You will need: a pound of beef, 3-4 onions, 2 tomatoes (if not, you can replace the tomato paste), 3 green peppers, half a kilo of potatoes, 3-4 tablespoons. tablespoons of fat, some hot ground red pepper, bay leaf, black pepper 8-10 peas, 1 cup sour cream, salt.

Preparation: Heat the oil and fry it with chopped onions. Then add the red pepper (to taste), pour two cups of water and bring to a boil.
After that, put the sliced potatoes, tomatoes and peppers, slices of beef, bay leaf and peppercorn.
Reduce heat, add salt and cook until done.

Before serving, add sour cream.

Note that the stew can cook not only beef, but from any other meat: lamb, pork, poultry, fish. You can even use offal (liver, heart, tripe, etc.), add to the stew and dumplings prunes. For those who do not like meat, you can cook vegetable stew.
Also, to taste, add the spices and aromatic herbs!

Beef stew with mushrooms

You will need: 500 grams of beef goulash cooled, 400 grams mushrooms, 1 onion, a bunch of herbs (onion, parsley, dill).
Preparation: Chop the onion and spread on a preheated pan. Fry the onion until golden brown and add the mushrooms.
When the mushrooms are browned, add the meat.
Stew meat, then add the finely chopped herbs, salt and black pepper.

Video recipe for goulash