HUNGARIAN VEAL STEW (BORJUPöRKöLT)

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A thick, rich and spicy, peasant stew, closely related to goulash soup. The perfect thing for a cold winter's day. This recipe is a mix between one that appeared in the newspaper column "Mother Magyar" by Meryl Constance, my great-great-grandmother's family recipe, and one in "The Hungarian Cookbook" by Susan Derecskey.

Provided by littleturtle

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon lard
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup tomato juice
2 cups beef stock (or replace 1/2 cup of beef stock with red wine)
1 tablespoon paprika
1 lb veal or 1 lb beef, cut into bite-sized cubes
1 teaspoon salt
cayenne pepper, to taste
3/4 lb potato, diced into 1/2 " pieces (approx. 2 cups)

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in large saucepan and fry the onion and garlic gently until onion is golden;.
  • add tomato juice and 1 cup stock.
  • Sprinkle on the paprika and when this is bubbling add the meat and stir to coat it.
  • Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and braise slowly for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until very tender.
  • When everything else is cooked through, add potatoes, salt, pepper, remaining stock, and taste for seasonings; cook 25-30 minutes more.
  • Serve with nokedli or csipetke.

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