Best Chef Johns American Goulash Recipes

AMERICAN GOULASH

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Growing up in Boston, I never knew that this 50's "once-a-week-at-home dinner" and "once-a-week-at-school lunch" was a regional dish! I still make this probably once every 2 weeks. Easy, cheap and comfort food all rolled into one huge pot! (It is always called American Chop Suey here, but while I was living in LA friends called it Goulash - so I've compromised!)

Provided by davianng

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 1 pot, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon pepper
28 ounces diced tomatoes with their juice
15 ounces tomato sauce
1 lb medium pasta shells or 1 lb elbow macaroni
1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded

Steps:

Brown ground beef, onion and pepper.
Season with garlic salt and pepper.
Add tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Simmer 10 minutes while macaroni is cooking.
Boil macaroni al dente, drain, rinse.
Return macaroni to pot, add beef and tomato mixture.
Serve in bowls with shredded cheese.
Even better left over and reheated (add a little water or tomato juice when reheating, if too dry).

CHEF JOHN'S BEEF GOULASH

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This Hungarian-style goulash is a thick beef stew that is great served over buttered noodles and garnished with sour cream.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Goulash Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch cubes
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons caraway seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
½ teaspoon ground thyme
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cups chicken broth, divided
¼ cup tomato paste
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 bay leaf

Steps:

Season beef with salt and black pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat; cook and stir beef in hot oil in batches until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a large stockpot and reserve drippings in the skillet.
Return skillet to medium heat; stir onions into the reserved drippings, drizzle olive oil over onions, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the stockpot with beef.
Combine paprika, caraway seeds, black pepper, marjoram, thyme, and cayenne pepper in the skillet and toast over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth and stir; transfer to the beef and onion mixture.
Stir 3 cups chicken broth into beef mixture. Add tomato paste, garlic, vinegar, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf; place stockpot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until a fork inserts easily into the meat, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 134 mg, Fat 41.2 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 13.9 g, Sodium 1756.6 mg, Sugar 7.5 g