Czech Republic Comfort Food Recipe: Pork Goulash With Noodles

Ingredients for 4 servings

Cooking time ranges from 1.5 hours (90 minutes) to 2 hours (120 minutes), depending upon such factors as heating element efficiency and utensil consistency.

1/4 cup lard

• Or:  1/4 cup oil

3 medium onions, chopped

• Set aside choppings from 1 onion for garnish

1 1/2 pounds pork steak (Boston butt), cubed

2 cups water

1 Tablespoon ground caraway seeds

1 Tablespoon paprika

salt to taste

black pepper to taste

1/2 teaspoon marjoram

1. In a large skillet or pot, heat lard (or oil) over medium-to-high heat.

• Add onions and fry until wilted.
• Add pork cubes and allow to brown.

2. Pour in water, and add caraway and paprika.

• Sprinkle with salt and pepper according to taste.
• Bring to a boil.

3. Reduce heat to medium, cover with lid, and allow to simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours. Sauce will thicken somewhat.

• Stir regularly; if sauce thickens more than desirable, adjust sparingly with small additions (1/4 cup) of water.

4. Before removing from burner, sprinkle with marjoram and stir to blend.

5. Remove from burner and serve hot.

• At serving time, garnish with reserve of raw onion choppings.

Makes 4 servings.

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet. 

Vepřový guláš, těstoviny: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vepřový_guláš,_těstoviny.jpg

vepřový guláš s houskovým knedlíkem: Dezidor, CC by 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vepřový_guláš_s_houskovým_knedlíkem.jpg