Mom's Asian Goulash

Mom's Asian  Goulash
My mother worked in the cafeteria of Taylor instruments during a little extra money and often came home with dinner ideas. Mom seldom cooked but many of my neighbors had taught me how to cook so by 8 years old I was making dinner for my family.
One day  mom  came home excited holding a casserole dish. She said this is just delicious they even let me bring home a sample. That night we had Asian goulash for dinner. It was as good as she said it was and it soon became a family favorite.
Here is the recipe for the Asian Goulash





Ingredients:

1/ 2 pound pasta shells or elbow
1 cup water
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 red bell pepper chopped or a red or orange banana pepper
1/2  onion ( I use a whole onion because I like onion)
1 small can or 1/2 large can of tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced or one teaspoon
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root or dried
sprinkling of  crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup beef stock -you can use bullion or onion soup mix
1/2 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon chile paste or Franks Red Hot Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce


Directions:

1. Cook the pasta
2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the ground beef until evenly browned. Drain, and set aside.
3 . Put the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat.
4.  Stir in the red bell pepper, green bell pepper, parsley, garlic and ginger. Season with red pepper, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until tender.
5.Return the beef to the skillet.
6.  Mix in the beef stock, soy sauce, chile paste, and Worcestershire sauce.
7. Cook and stir until thickened and heated through.
8. Add the pasta
I like to have this with a hard roll and toss salad. You decide how you want to complete the dinner.
Enjoy!


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