As the weather gets colder my love for the kitchen becomes more obvious, I will find any reason to cook absolutely anything for my family and friends. So as I told you on my last blog story/recipe my mami is no longer with us to brighten up the day with her contagious laughter or to share a delicious home cooked meal with; however what has made my days a little bit easier to cope with is the constant presence of my wonderful family that as you know they all hold a key to my heart. However one person that is a magnificent cook that is here to give love and support is none other than my Aunt Flor Aura, I did mention her on my Vegetarian Empanada https://fabbysdelights.com/vegetarian-empanadas-to-die-for/ blog. Now that she is here I will be sharing more recipes and as always I do keep as all my other recipes healthy and full of flavor! Ok now I must be honest but every time anyone would say “Goulash” I would be not be convinced, first of all the name does not sound appetizing to me; but here I am and I must tell you this is one recipe that I can reassure you all that is absolutely one of the best dinners to prepare for your meat loving family members. As Always Enjoy 🙂
Goulash with Vegetables
A delicious hearty, healthy meal for your whole family
Ingredients
- 2 Lbs of Chuck roast
- 1 Green Pepper chopped
- 1 Red Pepper chopped
- 2 Whole yellow onions Chopped
- 4 garlic cloves chopped
- 4 medium Tomatoes chopped
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 2 laurel leaves
- 2 sprigs of fresh Oregano
- 2 sprigs of fresh parsley
- 1 Tsp of kosher Salt
- 1 tsp of fresh ground pepper
- 4 TBSP unsalted margarine or butter (I prefer butter )
- 4 TBSP Canola Oil
- 4 Cups of water
- 4 TBSP of Plain tomato paste (NOT tomato sauce)
- 1/2 cup of chopped green beans
- 1/2 cup of chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup peas
Directions
- Step 1 Cut meat into small cubes and remove excess fat, season with salt and pepper to your own taste. mix the butter and oil and with this sear meat for about 15 minutes.
- Step 2 Add the bouquet of sprigs along with bay leaves, add onions green and red peppers, garlic cloves, tomatoes
- Step 3 all previously minced or placed on food processor and chopped. Add water, salt and pepper, cook at medium low heat covered for 2 hours. in the last 30 minutes of the meat being slowly cooked take all the chopped vegetables and cooked them separately for 25 minutes once cooked drain them set aside. Once the meat has reached its point of tenderness add the tomato paste, and then mix in the vegetables bring to a boil for about 10 minutes.
- Step 4 ** Serve with Steamed Potatoes
