Hungary: Pörkölt
- jessnv
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min read
(Hungarian Beef and Onion Stew)
Goulash would have been the easy choice here but I've made it before and I felt like that would be cheating. The goal is to try new things. Without having to travel.
If you are not a fan of paprika, scroll on by because paprika plays a huge role in this recipe. And you want to use good paprika, not the jar that's been in the back of the cupboard for years or the one that's been in your spice rack since you were gifted that spice rack when you got married more than 5 years ago. Old paprika is flavorless paprika.
The ingredients for this stew were easy to come by and, if you've made beef stew, you can make this. I did have to break out the mortar and pestle to grind up the caraway seeds but that wasn't especially difficult. Crushing them was therapeutic...
Anyway, the end result is a hearty flavorful stew that would probably pair well with just about any carb. I ate it over mashed potatoes because I've been on a mashed potato kick lately and it was delicious. It would be great with spätzle , egg noodles, boiled potatoes, hot fresh bread, or with plain white rice.
This is definitely a meal better suited to colder days than summer temperatures but I still managed to enjoy it in June and would eat it again!
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