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Goulash

Name: Beef & mushroom goulash recipe
Ingredients: 250ml beef stock; 20g dried porcini mushrooms; 60g butter; 40.00 ml extra virgin olive oil; 400g button mushrooms; 800g Beef Chuck Steak, cut into 5cm pieces; 100g smoked speck, thickly sliced; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp caraway seeds, roughly ground using a mortar and pestle; 125ml red wine; 310ml passata; 2 tsp smoked paprika; Mashed potatoes, to serve; Finely chopped chive, to serve

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by Lucy Nunes

Delicious Team

Apr 18, 2024

Enjoy rich, earthy flavours in this hearty mushroom and beef goulash.

1 cup (250ml) beef stock
20g dried porcini mushrooms
60g butter
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
400g button mushrooms
800g Woolworths Beef Chuck Steak, cut into 5cm pieces
100g smoked speck, thickly sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp caraway seeds, roughly ground using a mortar and pestle
1/2 cup (125ml) red wine
1 1/4 cups (310ml) tomato passata
2 tsp smoked paprika
Mashed potatoes, to serve
Finely chopped chive, to serve

Method

1.

Heat stock in a small saucepan over high heat until almost boiling. Remove from heat and add porcini mushrooms. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes.
2.

Meanwhile, melt half the butter and 2 tsp oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook half the button mushrooms, tossing occasionally, for 5 minutes or until browned. Season to taste. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining butter, 2 tsp oil and remaining mushrooms. Heat remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat.
3.

Season steak and cook, in batches, turning, until brown all over. Set aside on a plate.
4.

Reduce heat to medium. Add speck to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until golden. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add garlic and caraway and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute. Add wine and bring to the boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes until reduced to a syrup.
5.

Return steak to pan with passata, stock and soaked porcini. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat for 1 hour 45 minutes. Return button mushrooms to pan with any juices. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until steak is very tender. Stir in paprika and season.
6.

Serve with mashed potatoes and sprinkle with chives.