When the word goulash comes up in a conversation among friends everyone has their own version of the stew like food. Hungarian goulash, one of the most famous beef goulash dishes, was cooked as early as 800 A.D. by Magyars. They used a large cauldron and cooked over an open fire. Beef goulash is a hearty fall or winter dish made with beef of some type and a tomato base of some type. The dish can be cooked on a campfire, in a Dutch oven, a crockpot, or baked in the oven. fire. This page offers instructions for how to make beef goulash. http://www.recipegoldmine.com/camp/campfire-goulash.html http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papadutch/dutch-oven-recipe-goulash.htm http://southernfood.about.com/od/crockpotbeefstew/r/bl69c10.htm http://www.mealsmatter.org/recipes-meals/recipe/9404 http://www.cookuk.co.uk/ethnic/hungarian/goulash_hungarian-recipe.htm

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 pound. beef stew meat
• 2 tbsp. Hungarian paprika
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. crushed cayenne pepper
• 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes

1. Sauté onions in oil until almost translucent. Add the garlic and lightly sauté.
2. Add stew meat and salt to taste.
3. Brown slightly for a few minutes. Add paprika, peppers and bay leaves.
4. Cook over low heat until meat blends with seasoning.
5. Add tomatoes return to a simmer and cook for about an hour until meat is tender.
6. Remove bay leaves and skim off excess oils.
7. Serve with bread

1. Hungarian Beef Goulash may add beans, sauerkraut or green beans http://www.budapest-tourist-guide.com/hungarian-goulash.html.
2. Some goulash contains small pieces of egg pasta.http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/meat-recipes/beef-goulash-really
3. Easy Beef Goulash often uses an elbow noodle pastahttp://beefgoulashrecipes.blogspot.com/