Goulash in a dash

Goulash in a dash

Whip up this Hungarian paprika-infused beef casserole in minutes, or use a slow cooker for an extra tender finish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick pan and fry the beef for 2 mins, stirring once halfway through. If your pan is small, do this in two batches. Tip the meat onto a plate. Heat the remaining oil in the pan (no need to clean) and fry the mushrooms for 2-3 mins until they start to colour.
  2. Sprinkle the paprika over the mushrooms, fry briefly, then tip in potatoes, stock and tomato sauce. Give it all a good stir, cover and simmer for 20 mins until the potatoes are tender. Return the beef to the pan along with any juices, and warm through. Stir in the parsley and a swirl of yogurt, then serve straight from the pan.
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USING SAUSAGES OR MAKING IT VEGETARIAN

Use 4 pork sausages cut into chunks instead of the beef. Fry for 5 mins until browned and leave in the pan while the sauce cooks. To make it veggie: swap beef for a 400g can chickpeas (drained and rinsed) or Quorn pieces and increase the mushrooms to 200g/8oz.

Per serving

299 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 5g, salt 1.59 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2005.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Pamela rated this recipe

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  • 13 January 2008

    Angela Peckham rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasted much more tender using sliced fillet steak, much nicer.

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    07 April 2008

    sam commented on this recipe

    easy to make,filling and tasty.nice with rice mixed in.

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  • Binder photo Rog

    21 July 2008

    Rog rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good. Like Angela, I also used sliced fillet steak rather than stir-fry steak. I also cooked it for longer to make it more tender, adding the potatoes 20 minutes from the end.

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  • Binder photo Mel

    08 January 2009

    Mel rated this recipe

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  • 28 January 2009

    emzcookie23 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A really tasty, quick goulash, although it was too liquid, so I had to add cornflour and tomato puree to make it thicker. Also, I would use fillet steak too, the meat was a bit chewy. I would make it again, because it is a warming winter recipe, but I would increase the spicing to make it even more authentic.

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  • 10 February 2009

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    the beef was too chewy by far, there was too much sauce and it was not thick enough, and I personally found it a bit too spicy and although I cooked the paprika out as per the recipe it still tasted a bit odd. My kids would not eat it because it was too spicy. all in all not a great success, and I'm sure I'll find a better recipe for goulash even if it does need longer to cook.

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  • 03 March 2009

    Helen B rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this with Sausages and used only 200ml of beef stock to 400ml of Passata and this was wonderful - really tasty with a nice kick ... perfect cheap, winter warmer food .... will def be using this receipe again

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  • 04 March 2009

    LV20000 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Too watery.

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  • 22 April 2009

    Pickled Pepper commented on this recipe

    As others have said, it had far too much liquid but it tasted nice. The potatoes could have done with an extra 5 minutes cooking time

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  • 10 August 2009

    JOOLES rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow this sounds wonderful, ive taken note of other reviews about it being watery, i think in this case i would cook it for longer to reduce a bit, also this would make the steak more tender, will be giving this a try. I think it also sounds lovely made with the sausages. I will be back to review........x

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  • 03 February 2010

    Fluffy rated this recipe

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  • 16 April 2010

    teapot rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Went really well, made great leftovers too. I didn't have any problems with runniness at all, but I tend to overcook things, so maybe it needs more time than the recipe states. I didn't find it particularly spicy, it was just right.

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  • 10 June 2010

    taylah commented on this recipe

    What does everyone serve this with? by its self or with potato/rice or something?

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  • 07 December 2010

    JOOLES commented on this recipe

    taylah.... as there potatoes in this i would serve it with some crusty bread to mop up the juices. Or even Garlic and Mozzerella bread, I buy this from Asda its lovely.

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  • 12 June 2011

    honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make and very tasty. I actually used a recipe from a beef and lamb site which was almost identical except that it suggested 300ml beef stock and 300g potatoes. Even so, there was plenty of liquid. Could have been a bit spicier for our taste.

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  • 28 September 2011

    Jo L rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent - my family loved it. Cut potatoes really small and it all worked a treat. No runniness and not too spicy

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  • 30 October 2011

    Spacegourmet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This has become a regular in my family, really easy to make and fool proof.

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  • 08 January 2012

    rhianrobinson0 commented on this recipe

    V tasty and quick recipe. Didn't use cooking sauce. Blended tin of chopped tomatoes and added garlic and onion when I added the mushrooms. Also added in some sliced green pepper. Served with carrot and sweet potato mash. great meal and even though I halved the quantities as making for two there was plenty left over

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  • 18 March 2012

    SuzA rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Had to leave it cooking for an extra 15minutes for potatoes to cook through even though I cut them into small chunks. Also had to add cornflour to thicken liquid and next time I would use better beef as it was very chewy. But the sauce was lovely and only needs a bit of tweaking to make it perfect

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300g stir-fry beef strips or minute steak cut into strips
  • 100g chestnut mushrooms , quartered
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 500g potatoes , peeled and cut into smallish chunks
  • 600ml hot beef stock (a cube is fine)
  • 500g jar tomatoes -based cooking sauce
  • handful of parsley leaves, roughly chopped
  • natural bio yogurt , to serve
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Per serving

299 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 5g, salt 1.59 g

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