American Goulash, American Chop Suey, Slumgullion...

[Ben]

This stuff turned out so well that I'm going to make it again Sunday for lunches for the following week.

Ha ha - funny, I'm doing the same with mine.  I was happy with how it came out, and got several more easy meals out of it. Only thing different I'm doing is that  only had smoked paprika handy. Sweet paprika is used in most European goulash recipes, but is hard to find locally. I ordered some on Amazon and it arrived yesterday. t should work out well. The already cubed goulash meat I bought at Costco was really good and really cheap, but of course comes in a ginormous package. I could only use half of it last Sunday or my 5 qt dutch oven would have overflowed.

[K Frame]

Of the various main paprika types -- sweet, hot, and smoked -- I REALLY prefer smoked. I use it in a LOT of stuff that generally you'd not think to use paprika in.

Chicken noodle soup? Have some smoked paprika.

Scrambled egges? Why not?

A sprinkling on buttered broccoli? Hell yes!

And so forth and so on...

I need to investigate a different wine, though. My original choice was Malbec, but I couldn't fine one at the store I was at. Different store should yield better results.

[MillCreek]

For my wife and I, our go-to place to buy wine is Costco.  We generally buy in the $15-25/bottle range, and find some amazing wines for that price.  We will go above or below that range based on reviews, prior experience or just want to try something new.

[Ben]

I also like the smoked Paprika on a lot of stuff. Seems like an underused spice in the US.

On the Costco wines, I too, have had really good luck with their reasonably priced wines - even the ones  I buy just because of the name or the picture on the label. 

[K Frame]

When I cook with wine I generally buy at the $10 an under range.

I've found some really good wines in that range, both for cooking and for occasional drinking. I just got back from the store and picked up a bottle of Argentinian Malbec for $6.99. May be great, may be horrible, but I've found that even Malbecs that I won't drink do pretty well in tomato based sauces.

[zxcvbob]

I also like the smoked Paprika on a lot of stuff. Seems like an underused spice in the US.

I use a lot of dried chipotle peppers; the small dark "morita" kind.  A little bag of them goes a long way, cuz one is a lot in a dish.  (I put 2 in some pumpkin soup today, it's pretty hot and smoky)

[K Frame]

2018 Alamos Malbec from Argentina.

7 a bottle at Wegmans.

Not bad at all.

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[K Frame]

The Malbec was a better choice for this. And it was far more drinkable on its own.

[Ron]

For my wife and I, our go-to place to buy wine is Costco.  We generally buy in the $15-25/bottle range, and find some amazing wines for that price.  We will go above or below that range based on reviews, prior experience or just want to try something new.

My Costco has had Klinker Brick Zinfidel  on and off, it's pretty darn good, highly recommend.

[K Frame]

Decided that I needed to make Goulash again (Ben, your objection is noted, sit the hell down!  )

This time I decided to go with red bell pepper (they were on sale at the store and are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!), no celery (forgot to get) and, for an added twist, mushrooms, which I sweated with the onion and pepper.

Used equal amounts of tomato sauce and crushed Italian style tomatoes, 2 pounds of ground turkey, about 8 ounces of left over shredded chicken breast, and whatever spices I felt like.

It's simmering now, then the rotini goes in.

Hopefully it turns out because if it doesn't I'm not sure what I'm going to do for lunches at work this week.

[zxcvbob]

Hopefully it turns out because if it doesn't I'm not sure what I'm going to do for lunches at work this week.

How could it not be at least edible?  So you'll take it for lunch and either like it because it turned out, or pretend you like it because it is what it is.

(if you hadn't put the chicken in there, you could use it for Serenfood)

[Ben]

Decided that I needed to make Goulash again (Ben, your objection is noted, sit the hell down!  )

Hey! 


I really need to make some again before the weather gets hot. Maybe this is a next Sunday thing. I'm pretty sure I still have stew meat in the freezer.

[K Frame]

Level with me, Ben, is your name actually John Ealy?

Because this is what John Ealy posted in response to my mentioning that I'm making this (on a Facebook group).

"There is not any such thing as American goulash. It is an insult to any Hungarian who knows what real goulash is."

My response?

"oh lighten up, Francis, and go do a google.

The fact that it's called AMERICAN Goulash should be a clue that it has nothing to do with Hungarian Goulash.

Jesus..."


Yep, my first thought was... Goddamn it, Ben! 

I think someone shoved a Hungarian wax pepper up Mr. Ealy's piss hole...

[BobR]

As I just saw this thread I figured I would ask if anyone has tried a tablespoon or so of brown sugar in it? I do because the wife likes the sweetness. I an take it or leave it. Yes, I grew up eating this, as well as ground beef SOS and scrambled eggs and pig brains. It is what we ate back then with parents from the depression era. I do the "goulash" at least monthly now.

bob

[K Frame]

Yeah, I sometimes add a bit of sugar to tomato-based recipes, including this.

I like a bit of sweetness as I think it does a good job of brightening the tomato flavor.

[Bogie]

"Not The Goulash."
 
A few cupfulls of rice in the big pressure cooker. Add water to proper height. Add a stick of butter. Sprinkle paprika, cayenne, and either Cavender's or Chacchere's, or whatever's around. crushed peppers if I remember. Add a bag or two, depending on the amount of rice, of pre-done Aldi meatballs. Set to "rice time and pressure." I've also used smoked sausage, kielbasa, added pepperonis, and some mozz later...

[K Frame]

Weather is turning cooler...

I think I'll make a batch of this this weekend.

[Ben]

Ha - I was thinking the same thing about the weather turning cooler and it being beef boogaloo time again. 

[K Frame]

I wouldn't mind making a big batch of Boogaloo a la Ben, but I've not seen any kind of beef on sale, other than ground beef, at my local grocery store in literally months.

I'm sorry, but I simply refuse to pay 9+ goddamned dollars a pound for chuck roast that has a big ass bone in the center of it.

Maybe as the holidays get closer we'll start to see beef cuts on sale, but if not...

[Ben]

I wouldn't mind making a big batch of Boogaloo a la Ben, but I've not seen any kind of beef on sale, other than ground beef, at my local grocery store in literally months.

I'm sorry, but I simply refuse to pay 9+ goddamned dollars a pound for chuck roast that has a big ass bone in the center of it.

Maybe as the holidays get closer we'll start to see beef cuts on sale, but if not...

It must have to do with living in local beef country, but I just bought Prime tritip for $10 something/lb. I haven't looked at chuck, but it's got to be significantly cheaper.

[K Frame]

That undoubtedly has a lot to do with it.

I live in Washington, DC, metro, and we aren't exactly known for our prize winning grass-fed Angus cattle...

[JTHunter]

With the sub-normal temperatures the past couple of days, I decided to have a warm supper.
Yesterday was nothing special, just a can of Chef BoyAreDee to which I added 4 small meatballs, parmesan & romano cheese powder, and shredded "Italian" cheese (6 kinds).
But tonight, I decided to do a little cooking.  It isn't "from scratch" but I use one of those Knorr (formerly Lipton) noodle mixes, in this case, teriyaki.  I added 16 little meatballs (1/2 oz size) and heated them up first in the water & margarine mix.  When hot, I added the noodles and finished cooking it, then split it i9nto 2 batches with one for another meal.  Nothing fancy but warm and tasty.

[zxcvbob]

I made a big pot of bean and ham soup a couple of days ago, using the packet of ham bouillon that came in the bag of beans and about a pound of roast ham out of the freezer.  (I think it's better when made with smoked neckbones, but this was really good and it was easier)  I should have added a dried chipotle pepper to give it some smoke and a little heat.

Today I made a wok full of hash with hamburger meat, onions, brown rice, and a grated small green pumpkin.  (I think it's still hash if you use rice instead of potatoes)  It's seasoned with beef bouillon, garlic powder, black pepper, and dried Italian herbs.  The hamburger meat was frozen, so I put the package in the rice cooker on top of the rice after the rice was done and put the lid back on.  It quickly thawed out perfectly.

We've got enough food for a few days, but next on the list will be chili.

[K Frame]

Ham and bean soup....

Yum...

I normally make a batch or two every winter. Last year I baked a ham for Thanksgiving and the bone and left over meat made a great batch in, I believe, January. I cheated and used canned beans for that one, but I normally prep dry beans.

Come to think of it, I think I still have a ham in the deep freeze in the basement that I bought right after Thanksgiving on sale. I need to check.

[K Frame]

 

And wouldn't you know it!

My grocery store posts their digital sales circular on Thursdays for the new batch of sales that starts Friday.

Know what they have for $4.99 (special digital coupon) a pound starting tomorrow?

Angus chuck roast!

Without the digital coupon it's $6.99 a pound.

And the limit with the coupon is 1.

I may end up getting two... One for boogaloo and maybe one for January or February... throw it in the crockpot on low before I leave for work with a bag of Campbell's slow cooker Tavern Pot Roast sauce.