Comments on: Grandma’s goulash

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:01:31 +0000

*sigh*
Lindsey/Lindsay, oops.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:59:51 +0000

Hi Lindsay/all,

Just wanted to add that my grandmother made similar “leftover goulash” which is fondly remembered.

Also, I had to grin when I was reading/skimming the main blog page and I initially missed the delineation between the Metro! blog and this one.

The last paragraph of the main-page portion of the blog on Metro!:
“To celebrate the anniversary, Metro! owner and executive chef Andrew Schlosser is offering nightly entree specials for $20 each. He said these specials will probably run through the end of the year. They are:”

The next thing on the page? GRANDMA’S GOULASH, complete with photograph of the dish.

My initial reaction? “Huh, that looks good, but I’m not sure I’d pay $20 a plate for it…”

Thanks for blogging!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:27:51 +0000

I’m making this tomorrow night…I’ll probably include cheese and leave out celery, because celery gets on my nerves because it takes 10x longer than everything else to cook through.
I usually don’t cook during the week, but last night I got a wild hair to kick out a meal and made some pork picatta accompanied by a Bittman wild-rice and winter squash risotto recipe. The share has us rolling in squash and I felt some pressure to start working through it. Anyway, to finish it off, instead of adding parmesan (which he doesn’t do), I broke up a wedge of blue cheese and melted it into the rice. It’s probably not even considered risotto after that, but it was killer.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:34:48 +0000

I had leftovers for dinner last night. I usually don’t like pasta overcooked but that’s one dish where I like the macaroni very soft.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:29:51 +0000

I made this last night, omitting the green pepper (didn’t have any), and adding some tomato paste after the veggies had softened. I also added 1/2 cup of water with 1/2 tsp beef bouillon. I also added another tsp of Hungarian paprika. Very tasty on a cold night and I’ve got leftovers for lunch!
I love recipes like this, where you just throw together things you have on hand for a comforting meal.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:35:25 +0000

You are right, Norman, that’s never a bad thing

@Brenda, I laughed out loud at your comment because it reminds me of something my dad used to say about a meatloaf my mother made that was stuffed with ham and cheese. My sister and I were always baffled because we’d never seen Mom make that. Finally she said that she’d made it once when they were first married and that was it. I guess it left an impression on Dad! Haha!

By: Norman

Norman — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:35:56 +0000

You say it’s a very basic recipe as though that’s a bad thing – they’re my fave! (I have two small kids and anything that is tasty, reasonably healthy and quick gets the vote in my kitchen!)

By: Jim Basham

Jim Basham — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:00:36 +0000

Love goulash! Mom made it all the time when I was growing up. Really good with shredded cheese melted on top!

By: Brenda Robinson

Brenda Robinson — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:38:55 +0000

I always made this for my family. I did not add mushrooms or celery but added a can of drained corn. There were 4 daughters in the family. My husband always said ” I love this and you never make it ” The girls called it that stuff Mom never makes for Dad. Mine had chili powder and tomato sauce and a little ketsup.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:46:02 +0000

Yep, this is very similar, but no green peppers or celery, and sometimes mushrooms if I have them on hand. I haven’t made this in a while. Thanks for the reminder.