G.T.
Goulash
Minimum requirements:
1 good sized yellow onion, quartered
4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into large bite sized chunks
*1 parsnip, peeled and cut into bite sized chunks (not necessary but a nice add-in)
4 medium white rose potatoes, peeled and cut into large bite sized chunks
1 ½ lbs 80% ground beef
½ c water
1 large can Campbell’s tomato soup and 1 can full of water
seasalt and cracked pepper to taste
(to me, the broth is the best part on the last day you have any left over, so to make it more savory I like to add 1tbs chili powder, 1tbs smoky paprika, 1tbs seasoned salt, 1tsp cayenne pepper, 1tbs butter to the meat mixture while it’s browning)—but it’s still good with only salt and pepper if that’s all you have on hand and don’t want to hassle the extra seasonings.
Brown your meat in the butter in a large dutch oven.
Add seasonings, onion and ½ cup of water. Let simmer till water is gone, poor off excess oil.
Taste meat and add more seasoning if necessary.
Add potatoes, carrots and parsnip.
Pour in the tomato soup and water.
Over medium heat bring it to a boil, then turn to low simmer and cover.
Stir occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom.
Taste broth on occasion to see if it needs more salt, usually does.
You may need to add a little more water, you want the broth to be soupy but not watery.
Simmer slowly for about an hour, until carrots are fork tender.
Easy to make, cheap, and comes in handy on cold days and everyone loves this stuff.