Slumgullion Food

SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with cold water. Cover and bring water to a boil. Salt the water and cook the macaroni until al dente. Drain and return to large pot. Cover and set aside. You can also do this while you are prepping and preparing the meat.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and add the 2 cloves of smashed garlic to the oil. Saute on medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chopped onion and mix to coat with garlic oil. Season the onions with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Saute until soft and transluscent. Remove smashed garlic pieces.
• Add the ground beef, breaking up any clumps to form small to medium small bits. Season with salt, pepper (and Accent if you are using that seasoning). Brown the meat and drain off any excess liquids.
• Add meat/onion mixture to the pot of cooked macaroni. Add the 2 cans of diced tomatoes and the 1 can of tomato sauce. Fold in the 1 can of white beans and mix in gently to the macaroni, beef and tomatoes. Taste and adjust any seasoning at this time. Cover and heat through on low-med lo heat for at least 30 min to blend flavors.
• When reheating leftovers, it the macaroni seems to be absorbing the tomato's liquids add more tomato sauce, tomato juice or one 16 oz of diced tomatoes. I've even used a can of V8 to rehydrate.

GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper, the paprika, and Italian seasoning to the beef and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, until the paprika begins to toast and become fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture to coat, then cook until the paste thickens and deepens in color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire and beef broth to the beef mixture and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the cavatappi. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Gently stir in the parsley and Cheddar until combined and the cheese starts to melt. Divide the goulash among 6 bowls and top with more shredded Cheddar and chopped parsley.

SLUMGULLION (AMERICAN GOULASH)

Steps:

• In a large non-stick pot, add 1 tbsp olive oil. Once hot, add in onions and saute until fragrant.
• Add the ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, rosemary, salt, pepper, and red chili flakes. Stir up the ground beef with your spatula to break it into chunks, and stir until meat is fully cooked.
• Mix in the tomato sauce and bouillon. Reduce the heat to low, and mix to combine. Allow the mixture to cook for 5-7 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• Add in the cooked pasta and stir the mixture to combine.
• You can serve the slumgullion as is at this point, or you can mix in the cheddar cheese.
• Sprinkle some chopped parsley and the slumgullion is ready to serve. ENJOY!

SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and place in large saucepan.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown beef over medium heat; just before beef is browned, stir in onion.
• Add beef mixture to pasta, and stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper and stewed tomatoes. Cook over low heat, 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.

FUSION SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, pour in the olive oil and sautee the onion, bell pepper, and celery until it begins to get tender, (about 12 minutes), then set it off the heat.
• In a large cooking pot, over high heat, boil the dried pasta, uncovered, in the 5 quarts of water and one teaspoon of the kosher salt until it reaches slight tenderness, (au dente). It is best to get the water boiling before adding in the pasta. Once the pasta boils, it should take about 10-12 minutes to achieve the desired tenderness but you must check it frequently by tasting it near the end of the cooking time. Once it is done, drain it and "shock" the pasta in ice cold water and then re-drain it. This keeps the pasta from becoming mushy later on.
• In a large cooking pot, over low heat, Mix together the browned and drained burger, the cooked (cooled) macaroni pasta and, the sauteed onion/pepper/celery. Add the chicken stock right away and bring to a low boil.
• Add all other ingredients, herbs, and spices -- bring the ingredients back to a low boil, (stirring carefully -- I use a large wooden spoon), and then reduce the heat to a low simmer and allow the blend to cook, covered, over very low heat, for about 30 minutes, until all flavors have integrated.
• Serve hot with buttered, sliced bread on the side.
• NOTE: Due mostly to the pasta and the tomatoes, this recipe uses a lot of salt -- if you are concerned about the saltiness of the dish, reserve one teaspoon of the kosher salt until the very end of cooking and add it as you think it is needed.
• Italian Spices Recipe (from dee514): 2 tablespoons dried basil, 2 tablespoons dried marjoram, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, 1 tablespoon dried thyme, 1 tablespoon dried rosemary, and 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes. Pulverize this blend a bit in a mortar and pestle or in a clean coffee grinder.

SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• In large Dutch oven, brown ground beef with onion, celery and garlic. Season with minimal amount of salt and pepper and garlic powder, as the soup contains some seasoning.
• Add soup, broth (or water), corn and ketchup. Heat to boiling. Add uncooked noodles and bring back to boil. Cook for 5 minutes. Noodles need not be done. Remove from heat and add sour cream and 1 cup of cheese. Stir to incorporate complete. You can bake this in the pan you've been cooking it (saves on clean-up), or for prettier presentation you can pour it into a greased 2 qt. casserole.
• Cover and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Top with 1 cup cheese and return to oven, uncovered for 10 minutes. Let sit uncovered for about 15 minutes before serving if you can, as it will firm up somewhat, but you can eat it straight out of the oven - it will just be a little soupier but still taste the same. Serve with green salad and crusty French bread.

SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• In a large skillet add the hamburger, chopped onion and green pepper on medium heat with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
• Cook until hamburger is no longer pink, Drain off fat.
• Add meat,onion and pepper mixture to the pot of cooked macaroni.
• Add the soups,sauces, ketchup,stewed tomatoes and the A-1 sauce to the pot stir to mix.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes until all is heated.
• Serve hot with a vegitable side.

SLUMGULLION

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in pot and remove to bowl. Do not drain.
• At the same time prepare macaroni according to directions on package. Drain.
• Saute onion and garlic in grease from the ground beef until opaque and remove to bowl with ground beef. Drain off grease, and return beef, onion, and garlic to pot.
• Add tomatoes, beef broth, corn, cream of mushroom soup, and Velvetta. Cook on medium heat until Velvetta is melted.
• Add Macaroni and serve.