Hungarian Pot Roast Mom Recipes

Steps:

• If necessary, cut beef roast into 2 or 3 large pieces. Place beef in 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker. Top with onion.
• In measuring cup, combine broth, chili sauce, paprika, garlic-pepper blend, salt and caraway seed; mix well. Pour over beef and onion.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours.
• About 20 minutes before serving, cook egg noodles to desired doneness as directed on package. Remove beef from slow cooker; cover to keep warm. Stir sour cream into liquid in slow cooker until blended. Increase heat setting to high; cover and cook an additional 5 minutes or until of desired consistency.
• Drain noodles. Cut beef across grain into slices. Serve beef with sauce mixture over noodles. Garnish each serving with tablespoon of sour cream; sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the meat with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Sear the meat all over, about 2 minutes per each side.
• Move the meat to the side (or remove it from the pot altogether if necessary), add the celery, carrot and onion and brown the vegetables, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for a minute or 2 longer. Add the wine to deglaze the pot, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Add the tomatoes, water and bay leaves (and the meat if you removed it). Bring the liquid to a simmer and taste for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. Cover the pot and bake, basting the meat occasionally, until tender, about 3 hours.
• About 20 minutes before the meat is tender, bring a pot of water to a boil and salt liberally. Add the shells, give it a stir and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta.
• To serve, you can pull the meat apart with a couple of forks right in the pot at the table. Serve with the pasta, plenty of sauce and vegetables, tossing them all together.

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from meat.
• Sprinkle meat with paprika, salt and pepper.
• Brown meat in hot oil in a dutch oven or large pan.
• Add water and bay leaf. Cover and simmer, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Place mushrooms, onions, and carrots over and around the meat, pour in tomato sauce.
• Cover and simmer 60 minutes, or until vegetables are done.
• Add parsley.
• Just before serving, remove from heat and gradually stir in sour cream.
• Serve with cooked small noodles or boiled potatoes.

Steps:

• 1. Trim fat from meat. Sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper. Brown in oil. Add water and bay leaf. Place vegetables around meat. Cover with sauce, cover and simmer 60 min or until vegetables are done. Add celery leaves. Just before serving, remove from heat and gradually stir in sour cream. serve with cooked noodles.
• 2. NOTE: you can use 4 large onions and quarter them instead of the small whole onions, and can use parsley instead of celery leaves.