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Traditional Croatian Goulash

Name: Traditional Croatian Goulash
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Croatian
Ingredients: 500g braising beef, cut into cubes; 2 medium onions, finely chopped; 2 medium carrots, grated; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 dried bay leaves; 200ml red wine; 3 tbsp mustard; 1 tbsp salt; ½ tsp ground black pepper; ½ tsp ground paprika; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Tender melt-in-the-mouth braised beef stewed long and slow with red wine and sweet paprika.

120 min serves 4 Medium Watch

Ingredients

500g braising beef, cut into cubes500g

2 medium onions, finely chopped3 pack

2 medium carrots, grated500g

2 garlic cloves, crushed3 pack

2 dried bay leaves5g

200ml red wine750ml

3 tbsp mustard200g

1 tbsp salt750g

½ tsp ground black pepper50g

½ tsp ground paprika40g

2 tbsp vegetable oil1L

Method

Clean the meat from the veins if there are some and cut it into smaller pieces, 3 × 3 cm. Marinate the meat in the mustard and spices and let it sit in the refrigerator for one hour
Heat one tablespoon of pork fat or vegetable oil in a pot and fry the meat on all sides until it gets browned. Once the meat is cooked, transfer it to a plate and add another tablespoon of fat to the pot
Cut the onions very fine, peel the carrots and shred it using a grater. Cook the onions and carrots over low heat for 15 minutes. You can salt the vegetables a little to make them soften faster
Once the vegetables have browned and become slightly mushy, add the meat and bay leaves and garlic. Pour over with wine and simmer for 10-15 minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate. Now is the right time to add 2/3 the amount of liquid
Cover the pot and cook over low heat for an hour, stirring occasionally. After the first hour, pour over the rest of the water or stock and cook for another 30-45 minutes
Allow the stew to cool slightly and serve it with a sprinkle of chopped parsley and few slices of fresh hot pepper if you like to spice it up a bit
Slice some fresh bread, season the salad and simply enjoying these wonderful flavors

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Live supermarket prices, as of 3 Oct. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.43 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£10.18 est. · serves 4

Method

Clean the meat from the veins if there are some and cut it into smaller pieces, 3 × 3 cm. Marinate the meat in the mustard and spices and let it sit in the refrigerator for one hour

Heat one tablespoon of pork fat or vegetable oil in a pot and fry the meat on all sides until it gets browned. Once the meat is cooked, transfer it to a plate and add another tablespoon of fat to the pot

Cut the onions very fine, peel the carrots and shred it using a grater. Cook the onions and carrots over low heat for 15 minutes. You can salt the vegetables a little to make them soften faster

Once the vegetables have browned and become slightly mushy, add the meat and bay leaves and garlic. Pour over with wine and simmer for 10-15 minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate. Now is the right time to add 2/3 the amount of liquid

Cover the pot and cook over low heat for an hour, stirring occasionally. After the first hour, pour over the rest of the water or stock and cook for another 30-45 minutes

Allow the stew to cool slightly and serve it with a sprinkle of chopped parsley and few slices of fresh hot pepper if you like to spice it up a bit

Slice some fresh bread, season the salad and simply enjoying these wonderful flavors