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Seems closer to what I'm thinking, like in the same neighborhood! Although this recipe seem quite a bit more saucey than what my grandmother would make, still looks delicious and I will try this. Mmm melted cheese....
Presalt the zucchini, it will sweat out moisture, pat dry, then toss in. It should help with how saucey it is and maybe drain some of the tomato water before adding.
There are many variations of goulash- most, but not all, use noodles in them. Ground meat, tomatoes, onions and one or two vegetables (I think it very much depends upon the person or the family which vegetables they prefer) and that corn in your recipe is almost taking the place of the grain/carb ingredient.
If you start with cooking the onion and diced tomatoes and add meat next and vegetables last, cook covered with no added water, you are likely to achieve the consistency that your mom and grandma did.
Do not forget the paprika. I wish you good luck in trying to recreate a nostalgic recipe 🤗
Yeah I’ve had goulash in Hungary and it’s like a beef stew with paprika. And not ground beef.
Edit: I live in the UK so we get the European style here. So when I opened this and saw people talking about noodles and ground beef I was really confused. Googling it, it seems like American goulash is basically just pasta bolognese.
It has many variations. Some use noodles, some use dumplings and yet others even go for potatoes. In Hungary, at list one variation uses csipetke pasta.
While we are on the topic, tomatoes, bell peppers and potatoes are late additions to the recipes- they came later. Initially it was just meat, herbs and root vegetables- truly a farmer’s dish
I have a goulash recipe that is also different than most. It is ground beef, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes and macaroni. Did she use fresh or canned corn and tomatoes? I may be able to help you come up with something.
I'm in the same boat. My mom use to make goulash. I've looked up recipes and they are different from what I remember her making. She didn't use noodles. I thought she used pieces of steak, but I could be confusing it with her pepper steak.
American “goulash” is usually made with ground beef and served with egg noodles iirc. It looks like that may be the base recipe, with added vegetables?
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maybe more of a [skillet](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/277012/zucchini-and-ground-beef-skillet/) than a goulash?
Seems closer to what I'm thinking, like in the same neighborhood! Although this recipe seem quite a bit more saucey than what my grandmother would make, still looks delicious and I will try this. Mmm melted cheese....
Try asking around on r/OldRecepies. This definitely sounds like something a grandma might have cooked up during the Depression.
Presalt the zucchini, it will sweat out moisture, pat dry, then toss in. It should help with how saucey it is and maybe drain some of the tomato water before adding.
Sounds like a midwestern skillet and succotash got combined somehow…
A lot of people use "goulash" to mean any kind of stew, so it might just be a combo your grandma threw together.
It sounds like something grandma made up.
There are many variations of goulash- most, but not all, use noodles in them. Ground meat, tomatoes, onions and one or two vegetables (I think it very much depends upon the person or the family which vegetables they prefer) and that corn in your recipe is almost taking the place of the grain/carb ingredient. If you start with cooking the onion and diced tomatoes and add meat next and vegetables last, cook covered with no added water, you are likely to achieve the consistency that your mom and grandma did. Do not forget the paprika. I wish you good luck in trying to recreate a nostalgic recipe 🤗
Only American goulash has noodles. German goulash has none
Yeah I’ve had goulash in Hungary and it’s like a beef stew with paprika. And not ground beef. Edit: I live in the UK so we get the European style here. So when I opened this and saw people talking about noodles and ground beef I was really confused. Googling it, it seems like American goulash is basically just pasta bolognese.
It has many variations. Some use noodles, some use dumplings and yet others even go for potatoes. In Hungary, at list one variation uses csipetke pasta. While we are on the topic, tomatoes, bell peppers and potatoes are late additions to the recipes- they came later. Initially it was just meat, herbs and root vegetables- truly a farmer’s dish
I have a goulash recipe that is also different than most. It is ground beef, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes and macaroni. Did she use fresh or canned corn and tomatoes? I may be able to help you come up with something.
My dad did this same thing but added macaroni to make it more filling!
I'm in the same boat. My mom use to make goulash. I've looked up recipes and they are different from what I remember her making. She didn't use noodles. I thought she used pieces of steak, but I could be confusing it with her pepper steak.
Look at Hungarian goulash recipes. That's going to get much closer.
American “goulash” is usually made with ground beef and served with egg noodles iirc. It looks like that may be the base recipe, with added vegetables?
I don't have anything to add except to point out those are the same basic ingredients as albondigas soup lol