If we were playing a game of "Marco-Polo" and you said "Hungarian" I would say "Goulash". There is no second guessing- Goulash is undoubtedly the dish that best represents this country's cuisine. A stew made with beef and flavored with paprika, it holds its own in the vast pantheon of gastronomy.There is nothing complicated about this unpretentious earthy stew. Diced onions are sauteed with garlic, cubed skirt steak, marjoram, caraway seeds and paprika ( I used a wonderfully smoky Hungarian paprika). Cubed potatoes and beef bouillon are thrown in before it is simmered, resulting in bite sized meat and potatoes that are juicy and moist. It was the perfect antidote to the whipping winds on a chilly Autumn day.
Moving on to the land of clovers and leprechauns.....
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