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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  • 21 July 2012

    buggerzinha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love it but also cooked it a lot longer (2 hrs) to make the meat soft. Yummie and easy!

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  • 10 January 2013

    dancingchef rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    try roasted paprika and pinch of Cinnamon and Nutmeg for a spice update.

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  • 18 January 2013

    mightymangalica commented on this recipe

    just for the record: it might be a perfectly delicious dish, but it has nothing to do with authentic Hungarian goulash (except for the beef part), so please don't call it goulash, call it something else. some of you were complaining about too much liquid, but goulash IS a soup, so I really cannot see the problem. doing some research before publishing a recipe has never harmed anyone before...

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  • 19 January 2013

    ederi commented on this recipe

    I totally agree with mightymangalica! That is exactly what I wanted to say after reading the recipe and the comments. If anyone wants to cook a real Hungarian goulash ("gulyás") SOUP, here is the recipe for 4 persons: 2 tbsp oil 40 dkg beef cut into cubes 2 onions chopped paprika, salt, pepper 30dkg potatoes cut into cubes 1 tomato finely chopped 1 green pepper finely chopped Heat the oil and cook the onions until soft. Add the beef to the onions and fry them for a bit till they are brown. Add the chopped tomato and pepper and cook for a few minutes. Then add paprika and season and pour lots of water on top (cca. 1 liter or as much as much soup you'd like to have). Cook it till the meet is half cooked and then add the potatoes. Then cook the soup until the meat and the potatoes are soft. Serve it with fresh bread and pickles. It might take 2 hours till the beef softens.

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  • 01 February 2013

    clairelou88 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice! Tweaked it a bit.. Used stewing steak added extra veggies spinach & courgette, reduced the stock as it was way too much

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  • 21 April 2013

    Mummycakes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this! I use the slow cooker version of this recipe and it's delicious. My children love it too. I serve it in a bowl with plenty of crusty bread to dunk in.

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  • 23 April 2013

    Lisarose rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple, quick and delicious. I had mine with some fresh bread to mop up the juices!

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  • 09 May 2013

    agalatka rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Awful! Boring, bland, and adding sauce from a jar really ruins it. Next time I'll try a goulash recipe completely from scratch.

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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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