WinnieinWA Posted July 31, 2008 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Mine was: elbow macaroni cooked hamburger cooked with salt and pepper, garlic and diced onion. canned stewed tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste All mixed together. It was a real comfort food for me. :) Anyone else?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemon Posted July 31, 2008 #2 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Mine was:elbow macaroni cooked hamburger cooked with salt and pepper, garlic and diced onion. canned stewed tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste All mixed together. It was a real comfort food for me. :) Anyone else?:confused: Just add some corn and some red pepper flakes and paprika and you got it.....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmfan Posted July 31, 2008 #3 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Mine was:elbow macaroni cooked hamburger cooked with salt and pepper, garlic and diced onion. canned stewed tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste All mixed together. It was a real comfort food for me. :) Anyone else?:confused: That's it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter-n-GB Posted July 31, 2008 #4 Share Posted July 31, 2008 That's it. :D In these parts, we called that American Chop Suey!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedazy2 Posted July 31, 2008 #5 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Our goulash was just leftover spaghetti (the meat sauce added to the thin spaghetti), topped with mozzarella cheese and baked in the oven until hot. A very nice and easy meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capncarp Posted August 1, 2008 #6 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Anything that couldn't run faster than my Mom!:eek: ;) My mom made a lot of different goulash/hash/casserole dishes from pretty much what she had on hand. She could make just about anything taste good and did it on a pretty slim budget. Never say you'd *NEVER* eat something-- 'cause you've just never been hungry enough yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancldaca Posted August 1, 2008 #7 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Goulash at home was a meat stew with paprika that was served usually with Spaetzle although sometimes with pasta. I love the Goulash that Princess serves on the Oktoberfest Buffet on Wednesday nights at the Cafe Caribe!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakechef Posted August 6, 2008 #8 Share Posted August 6, 2008 In these parts, we called that American Chop Suey!! :p Oh my goodness, I haven't heard it called that since I left Maine. People looked at me like I had 2 heads when I called it that. MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakechef Posted August 6, 2008 #9 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Goulash at home was a meat stew with paprika that was served usually with Spaetzle although sometimes with pasta. I love the Goulash that Princess serves on the Oktoberfest Buffet on Wednesday nights at the Cafe Caribe!!! Now that's goulash, when I made it for my SO and he took the leftovers to work, everyone said "that's not goulash, where is the macaroni?" I guess the macaroni version is what most grew up with here, it in no way resembles Hungarian Goulash, but I like both. MAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzermon Posted August 6, 2008 #10 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Good thing I'm reading this so that I know to check the ingredient list if ever I order this out. I'd be surprised if I got the "chop suey" version. Actually, my goulash is better than my mom's. The main ingredients are cubed beef shank, browned first, (toss in the bones later for richness), ground toasted whole caraway seeds, and about 3 onions worth of carmalized onions, as well as the obligatory paprika., and a bunch of other flavor developers. As Emeril would say, this is a food of love. And, DW absolutely insists I serve spaetzle, but it has to be sauteed in butter until crispy. One of the things that makes winter time so nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieBon Posted August 6, 2008 #11 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Mine was:elbow macaroni cooked hamburger cooked with salt and pepper, garlic and diced onion. canned stewed tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste All mixed together. It was a real comfort food for me. :) Anyone else?:confused: Forget the tomato sauce and tomato paste and that's my mom's version. Took the hamburg out earlier to make this for dinner tomorrow. I never heard it called American Chop Suey until I went to junior high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golf43 Posted August 7, 2008 #12 Share Posted August 7, 2008 My mom's is....... elbow macaroni ground chuck tomato soup I added shredded cheese. Its tasty. Thats what we call goulash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieinWA Posted August 10, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Good thing I'm reading this so that I know to check the ingredient list if ever I order this out. I'd be surprised if I got the "chop suey" version. Actually, my goulash is better than my mom's. The main ingredients are cubed beef shank, browned first, (toss in the bones later for richness), ground toasted whole caraway seeds, and about 3 onions worth of carmalized onions, as well as the obligatory paprika., and a bunch of other flavor developers. As Emeril would say, this is a food of love. And, DW absolutely insists I serve spaetzle, but it has to be sauteed in butter until crispy. One of the things that makes winter time so nice. Now that sounds absolutely marvelous!!!!!!! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suezyq50 Posted August 10, 2008 #14 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Mine was:elbow macaroni cooked hamburger cooked with salt and pepper, garlic and diced onion. canned stewed tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste All mixed together. It was a real comfort food for me. :) Anyone else?:confused: No tomato paste. She would under cook the macaroni and add tomato juice. She would bake it. With 10 mouths to feed, we had it often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs007 Posted August 15, 2008 #15 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Actually, ours is different and we call it "Grandma's Goulash". 1 lb ground beef browned and crumbled add to that 2 cans Chef Boyardee or Franco American spaghetti in tomato and cheese sauce. 1/3 - 1/2 cups ketchup 1 jar mushrooms a good dash of course ground pepper mix all together and let it simmer about 20 - 30 minutes My grandma always made this for me when she made the real chop suey for my parents. (I HATE chop suey!) I still make this comfort food and hubby loves it when I say - "how bout Grandma's Goulash tonight" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyboop42413 Posted September 3, 2008 #16 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Here's my recipe.......I made it last week *drools* 1 pound ground beef 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni 1 quart stewed tomatoes 2 teaspoons paprika 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion 1 clove garlic, minced 6 ounces tomato paste mixed with a couple cans of water In large saucepan brown ground beef, drain. Add tomatoes, onions, garlic, paprika, chili powder, macaroni and tomato paste. Simmer until macaroni is tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurori Posted September 8, 2008 #17 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Wow, it's been ages since i had it... but here it is! medium sea shells 1lb ground beef 1 chopped onion 1 clove garlic 1 large can tomato juice 1 can stewed tomatos Dollup a bit of butter into each bowl and pour it in. Was almost like a goulash soup! ...damn, now im hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senoj84 Posted September 8, 2008 #18 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It would be spagetti noodles, bbq sauce and hamburger. I hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tralynn222 Posted September 30, 2008 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Oh this is too funny! My mother's was made with macaroni, ground beef and Ragu (mushroom flavored) sauce. We had it a lot too. Cheap and fed a family of six. Today I make my own sauce but still prepare the rest of it the same way. (Not as often though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted October 6, 2008 #20 Share Posted October 6, 2008 My mom's was made with elbow macaroni, browned hamburger, onions, tomato soup with a little brown sugar and worcestershire sauce added. My MIL used ketchup instead of the soup. Not exactly gourmet, (and not really goulash) but we liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassieroll Posted October 6, 2008 #21 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The recipe in the OP is my mom's recipe and she added shredded or parm cheese to the top. We've always called it Hamburger Macaroni Casserole. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresnel468 Posted October 8, 2008 #22 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Ro-tel diced tomatoes and green chiles make a good alternative to plain diced tomatoes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starchildath Posted October 21, 2008 #23 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I think it is a New England thing to call it American Chop Suey, but add some sauteed onion and green bell pepper, and it's just like mom makes! This is one of my kids' favorite meals! Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandytoesrose Posted October 28, 2008 #24 Share Posted October 28, 2008 My mom made goulash with macaroni, ground beef, sauteed onion and green pepper, and tomato soup seasoned with salt and pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serval_girl Posted November 6, 2008 #25 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Mine made Hungarian style-chunks of stew beef sauteed with onions hungarian paprika sour cream and pepper to make a nice brown sauce. We would put it on buttered egg noodles or garlic-cream cheese mashed potatoes. Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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