Goulash has long been known in the national cuisine of Hungary. Traditional is goulash made from beef. This is a very tasty and satisfying food, which is popular all over the world. In modern conditions in our country, goulash with gravy is cooked in kindergartens and canteens, in restaurants, as well as at home.
For the preparation of traditional Hungarian goulash, a large amount of flour and paprika or sweet pepper is used. It should be a dish similar to meat sauce and, at the same time, to meat stew. You can cook goulash in a slow cooker in the "buckwheat" or "rice" mode.
The main ingredient in goulash is meat. No less important are sweet peppers and onions. All other components of this dish are complementary and depend only on the personal taste of the hostess and the preferences of households. First you need to fry the meat in a pan with butter. Then, depending on the recipe, bring the goulash to readiness.
You can cook goulash with chicken gravy in the microwave, on the stove, in the oven. Even if the ingredients are the same, the taste of such a dish will vary (depending on the method of preparation). To make goulash in the microwave, you need to fry small pieces of chicken in a pan and put in a special glass bowl.
Add finely chopped sweet pepper and onion, pepper and salt to taste, pour the broth and cover. Cook at maximum power for 15 minutes. Then in ¼ cup dry white wine dilute 2 tbsp. l potato starch, pour in goulash and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Cooked goulash with chicken gravy in a saucepan on a stove over low heat is thicker and more tender if the starch dissolved in dry wine is also poured into it. The taste of this will become even better. Such goulash can be served with mashed potatoes, as well as cereals and stewed vegetables.
For young children, it is better to cook chicken goulash, which must be cut into small pieces and fry in butter. Then add the onions and tomatoes, which can be replaced with tomato paste. Mix everything well and put in the oven for 20 minutes. Then salt and pour a glass of sour cream to make a gentle gravy. Bring to complete readiness in the oven for another 10 minutes.
Children are very fond of everything unusual, for example, dumplings, which are prepared from flour or potatoes. They will definitely like this original side dish for chicken goulash. Goulash with sour cream is loved not only by children, but also by adults. Although instead of sour cream, fatty fresh cream is often added during the preparation of goulash.
Goulash with chicken gravy can be prepared easily and quickly, if you use the following recipe. First, boil the chicken breasts until cooked. Then use the broth in order to boil in it coarsely chopped potatoes and carrots. And cut the boiled meat into small pieces, salt and pepper, and lower it again into the broth for 5 minutes.
Separately prepare a sauce of fat cream and parsley. The resulting sauce is better to pour already in each plate, to taste. In addition, you can serve crispy crackers on the table . When cooking according to this recipe, an important condition is that you must use boneless fillet or chicken.
You can get a real festive dish if you put goulash with gravy of chicken in the oven in portioned pots. First, lightly fry the onions and pieces of meat in a pan. Then lay in layers chicken, onions and raw potatoes, coarsely chopped, in pots. Pour in tomato juice and put in the oven for 40 minutes. During this time, the meat will become softer in the acidic environment of the juice, and the potatoes will not break apart quickly. Thus, the dish will retain its appearance, it will turn out beautiful and tasty, a real decoration of the festive table.
To prepare the gravy, you can use ketchup or tomato paste, tomato juice, dry wine, broth or water. The addition of spices and spices will give the dish sophistication and tenderness, so gourmets will appeal to gourmets of all ages.