Recipes

[lavendersage]

hi Britbrit...I hope you like this if you try it. My family loves it.

Mom's Goulash



3 cups of uncooked macaroni- elbow or shells
1 lb ground round or a little less
1 medium size onion-chopped
1 pint of home canned tomatoes or stewed tomatoes (with onion and green pepper)
Or with tomato season about here...use fresh tomatoes and chopped green peppers that have been cooked down in a sauce pan with a little salt and pepper.
tomato juice
salt and pepper to taste

Brown chopped onions in skillet with some oil...and I mean browned with brown/black on the edges...she said that's where it gets it's flavor and it's true..add the ground beef to the browned onions, salt and pepper, when beef is brown I add a pint of mom's canned stewed tomatoes (with green pepper and onion) or her canned tomatoes... simmer. Cook macaroni to al dente and add to tomatoes and hamburger....simmer a bit more and add tomato juice to get it however juicy( soupy) that you prefer....we like it juicy....that's it. Just don't add too much tomato juice because it will dilute the flavor of the onions and hamburger. Also, if it cooks too long, the macaroni soaks up the juice....I like it with garlic bread, green beans or creamed peas. It took me a few times to get it to taste like mom’s, but now I think mine is as good as hers!