Well I had an absolutely exciting weekend. We got our first very early wedding present from my lovely friend at work Ann who got us a slow cooker. She left work on Friday so she gave it to me then - and she said I should start using it immediately. So being the good girl I am and doing what I'm told I had it going all weekend! Slow cooked porridge on Saturday morning for breakfast (the best ever with apples and raisins in it - delicious!), chicken casserole cooking on Saturday, pork chops overnight on Saturday and the subject of this blog my vegetable goulash on Sunday.
I'm not sure what something has to be to be considered a goulash but I love the word goulash so I'm calling this goulash regardless. And it's not actually vegetarian even though it doesn't have meat in it because I used beef stock - but you could use some other kind of stock. It is really thick and hearty and has a delicious smell. Anyway I thought I'd share this recipe with everyone - although posting it here also means it will be easy for me to find it again if I ever forgot it!
Mindy's Vegetable Goulash
Makes 6 servings
50g barley
50g green lentils
1 very large potato (approx 200g) - cubed to about 1x1cm cubes
2 large carrots (approx 150g) - cubed into small cubes
1 small onion (approx 60g) - finely diced
3 stalks celery (approx 120g) - cubed into small cubes
1/2 red capsicum (approx 60g) - chopped
1 tin tomatoes & juice (I used whole tomatoes and chopped them roughly)
50g tomato paste
1 Tbsp smokey paprika
2 beefy stock cubes
2 cups boiling water
3 tspns cornflour
The method couldn't be easier. Put all the vegetables and lentils and barley into the slow cooker. Combine paprika, cornflour, crumbled stock cubes, in small bowl, add water stirring to avoid lumps, add tomato paste. Pour liquid over vegetables and cook in slow cooker on low for about 8 hours! Or (though I can't vouch for this) you could cook in a big pot on the stove but you'd probably want at least another cup of water to account for the evaporation.
Enjoy!
Mindy
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that looks yum! I cook meals like that for me and thomas all the time- so good. I will try your one exactly though next week (when we are allowed to go to the grocery store again) although I will use my yummy scrummy home-made vege stock which I made on Monday (plus I will need to cook it in a stove- will let you know how that works out)
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