Recipes From Barnsley Markets

Try this months recipe (below) and tell us what you think. Look out for next months recipe.

RECIPE - "Hungarian Goulash with peppers"

Here's a delicious, tasty, spicy & warming winter recipe. You can prepare it either with pork or beef. Its mildly spicy but it can be pepped up with an extra teaspoon of chilli powder, so season it to your liking. The ingredients are available from Barnsley market at a fraction of supermarket prices making it a cheap family meal.

Did you know most of the ingredients are available from Barnsley Market, fresh and at a fraction of supermarket prices?

Ingredients (serves 4 hungry people)

1 1/2 (900g) to 2lb (1125g)of lean braising pork or beef, cut into big chunks
2 large onions, peeled and chopped
3 green bell peppers, washed, deseeded and cut into big chunks
1 red chilli, washed, deseeded and cut into tiny pieces
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tablespoon of paprika *
1 teaspoon of chilli powder
1 bay leave
1 tablespoon tomato purée
1 pint (570 ml ) chicken stock
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon of flour mixed with a little cold water
some sour cream.

*Beware which kind of paprika you buy, as some already has chilli powder added and you might blow your socks off!

cooking time : approx. 1 hour

1. Braise a few pieces of meat at a time browning them on all sides, put aside
2. Now fry the onions, garlic, the pimento and add 1 of the peppers
3. Add the paprika, chilli powder and mix all together
4. Return the braised meat back into the saucepan and add the stock, bay leave, tomato purée and salt and pepper,times can vary depending on your cuts of meat , add the 2 peppers for the last 20 minutes of  cooking
5. To thicken the sauce add the mixed flour towards the end and let it cook for at least 1 minute
6. Add the sour cream just before serving

Serve either with plain boiled potatoes, noodles or rice and your favourite vegetables.

Bon Appétit