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This easy beef goulash recipe is a very unclassic version of that classic recipe that’s a family favorite one pot weeknight dinner. Simple, quick and full of flavor it qualifies as ballin on a budget!
Beef Goulash Cooking Tips
- Use a potato masher to crumble the ground turkey when you’re browning it.
- Cut the eggplant and tomatillo into smaller pieces for faster cooking.
- Season early and often, especially when sautéing the onions and garlic as the heat will intensify the aroma and flavor of the spices.
- The recipe calls for ground beef, but feel free to use ground turkey. Turkey doesn’t have as strong a flavor as beef, but it does offer a few less calories relative to beef.
making easy beef goulash
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Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 medium eggplant chopped into small cubes
- 1 zucchini chopped
- 4 tomatillos cubed
- 1 ½ cups corn fresh, frozen, or canned can be used
- 12 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock low sodium
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1 lime
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp dried herbs any combo of oregano, basil, thyme, tarragon, parsley will do
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute onions in a dutch oven or medium sized pot for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Add eggplant, zucchini, and tomatillos and saute for another 2-3 minutes as ingredients begin to caramelize.
- I like to season as I cook so add half the spices/herbs during sauteing (this will help bring out more of the flavor from the spices).
- Add browned ground beef
- Add tomatoes, corn, and stock then stir until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Add the remaining spices/herbs, stir, and lower temperature to a simmer. Let simmer for about 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Lyndsey Lee
Sunday 8th of August 2021
I made this tonight and it was amazing! To honor the spirit of the recipe, I used up what I had on hand, so ours had purple onion and ground lamb.
Marwin Brown
Friday 13th of August 2021
I love it, especially the ground lamb!