Welcome to a recipe that brings a wave of warmth and comfort straight to your kitchen: Pork Goulash with Gravy. While goulash has its roots in Hungary as a hearty shepherd's soup, it has traveled across borders, with each culture adding its own unique touch. This version is a beloved classic in many Eastern European homes—a simpler, yet incredibly flavorful stew. It features tender chunks of pork simmered in a rich, savory gravy made with fresh tomatoes, onions, and sweet paprika. It's the kind of dish that fills the house with an irresistible aroma and promises a truly satisfying meal.
Pork Goulash with Gravy
Ingredients for Pork Goulash with Gravy
- 350 g boneless pork
- 80 g onion
- 80 g carrots
- 120 g tomatoes
- 10 g sweet paprika
- 30 g green onions
- 25 ml vegetable oil
- salt, sugar, pepper
How to Make Pork Goulash with Gravy
Cut the pork for the goulash into small, evenly sized cubes. Pat the meat dry with a paper towel. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet, add the meat in small batches to the hot oil, sear quickly, and transfer to a bowl.
If you have a large skillet, you can fry all the pork at once; if it’s small, do it in batches. If you add all the meat at once, the temperature of the hot oil will drop sharply, and the meat will stew instead of searing.
Searing the meat
In the same skillet and fat, add the finely chopped onion and sauté until translucent.
Sautéing the onion in the same fat
Next, add the carrots, grated on a coarse vegetable grater. Sauté the carrots and onion for a few minutes.
Sautéing carrots with onion
For this goulash recipe, you can use ready-made tomato purée or tomato sauce. However, it’s much simpler, tastier, and healthier to add purée from a fresh tomato. Grate a ripe red tomato on a coarse vegetable grater, including the skin, and the purée is ready.
Making a purée from a fresh tomato
Next, add the puréed tomatoes and the seared pork to the skillet.
Sprinkle with ground sweet paprika, and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Then, add the secret ingredient that will balance the flavor of the gravy — granulated sugar. You don’t need much sugar, just 1-2 level teaspoons.
Cover the skillet with a lid and cook on low heat for about 35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the dish from burning. After about 30 minutes, pour in a little vegetable or meat broth, or hot water, to make the gravy thinner.
Adding the puréed tomatoes and seared pork to the skillet
Sprinkling with sweet paprika, salt, and pepper. Adding sugar
Cooking for 35-40 minutes. Adding broth or hot water after about 30 minutes
About 2-3 minutes before the goulash is done, add a small bunch of finely chopped green onions to the skillet and heat everything together.
Adding a small bunch of finely chopped green onions to the skillet
Remove the skillet with the goulash from the heat and serve immediately.
The Pork Goulash with Gravy is ready. Enjoy your meal!
And there you have it—a beautiful, steaming skillet of Pork Goulash, ready to be enjoyed. This dish is wonderfully versatile and pairs perfectly with creamy mashed potatoes, fluffy rice, egg noodles, or even just a slice of crusty bread to soak up every last drop of that delicious gravy. It's a fantastic meal for a cozy family dinner and tastes even better the next day! We hope this recipe brings as much comfort and joy to your table as it does to ours. Enjoy your delicious homemade goulash!
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