A couple of times a year I am having a dinner party with some great friends. Every time we choose a cooking theme that is from a country from all over the world. We take turns with hosting the dinner party. The host decides the dinner theme and the location of the dinner party is at her home. This time it was my turn. I had to come up with a country theme as the host. I had looked up countries with their local food dishes. How about choosing Hungary in Europe with their delicious goulash? Making a goulash takes up some time, since it has to stew a couple of hours. It is best to make it the day before since the taste becomes better the day after making it. This was perfect for playing as a host. I could cook a day in advance without hurrying. And if the food was going to be burned or would be tasting awful I would have plenty of time to cook it again. On the day of the dinner party itself I would have plenty of time to set the table.
And this Hungarian Goulash turned out to be very tasty. Perfect!
Hungarian goulash is made with a lot of vegetables and spices: #onions, green and red #pepper, #tomatoes, #potatoes, #paprika power (sweet), #fennel or #caraway seeds, #garlic, mineral salt, black pepper.
The main spice for Hungarian Goulash is paprika powder.
Paprika powder has lots of nutrients and may :
boost eye health
reduce inflammation
improve cholesterol
improve blood sugar levels
protect against cancer
be good for healthy blood
Another spice that is in Hungarian Goulash is fennel seed (or caraway seeds).
Fennel seed has also lots of nutrients and may:
help regulate blood pressure
reduce water retention
reduce asthma symptoms
purify blood
improve eyesight
improve acne
prevent skin, stomach and breast cancer
If you are using Caraway Seeds, then you may have the following nutritional properties:
reduce inflammation
aids digestion
antioxidant effect
Garlic is very nutritious and may:
fight sickness - including common cold
reduce blood pressure
lowers cholesterol levels
have antioxidants against Alzheimer and dementia
improve bone health
Hungarian Goulash ingredients:
750 g beef for stewing, cubed
120 g butter
3 large onions, chopped
1 big red pepper, cut into strips
1 big green pepper, cut into strips
750 g potatoes, cut into big pieces
4 tomatoes, chopped
3 tbsp paprika powder
3/4 tsp fennel seeds (or caraway seeds)
3 garlic gloves, minced
black pepper to taste
mineral salt to taste
Preparation:
melt butter in big frying pan/pot
add chopped onions and fry until tender
add paprika powder and coat onions with it
add cubed beef and fry the beef on all sides until browned
stew the onion and beef mix until beef is almost tender
add fennel seeds, garlic, black pepper and mineral salt to taste
then add red and green pepper, tomatoes and potatoes
let it cook until potatoes are cooked, for around 20 minutes
let the goulash cool down and put in fridge overnight
heat up the goulash right before eating
add more black pepper and salt if necessary
Ready and enjoy!
Serving suggestion
Officially Hungarian Goulash is eaten with pasta in it or as a side.
I like to have it with slices of French bread.
Prep time: 30 min
Serves: 4
Cooking time: 3-4 hours