Goulash with Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

Are you in a search for a perfect and easy to make comfort food recipe to warm you up in cold weather? How about goulash with smoked sausage and potatoes? This one pot Hungarian goulash has the yummiest sauce and is freezer friendly. In this post I will walk you through the process of how to make a mouth-watering stew slightly differently than usual.

This Hungarian style goulash truly has more flavor that you will ever guess. It’s a guaranteed way to make sure that every single bite of potatoes and sausage medallions disappears from your plate. This basic recipe is living proof that a few simple ingredients can create amazing results in the kitchen. 

I’ll walk you through the best potatoes to use for goulash and how to achieve that perfect comforting stew aroma.

Goulash Basics

• Smoked sausage. As we all know they can make sausage out of different types of meat. In this recipe either chicken or pork sausage will do. In terms of what kind of smoked sausage works best here, I found that I prefer Italian style smoked sausage, even though andouille, kielbasa and even chorizo are easy to work with as well:).
• Potatoes. I always use red skin potatoes in this recipe because this type of potatoes do not disintegrate while cooking. You should not use russet potatoes here because they are way more starchy the the red potatoes and will make your stew look like a mush.
• How to cut your potatoes. Simply cut them in half, and then slice into ½ inch pieces as shown below.

What potatoes are good in goulash or stew

As I mentioned above I usually use red skin potatoes in my goulash. And I’ve been doing to for quite some time(ok, for many years). But I also successfully used Yukon Gold or whites as well as fingerlings.

What I do is wash the potatoes, peel them, and then chop them into ½ inch squares, skin on and then they are ready for the stew pot. Play around with the timing until you get the potatoes to turn out exactly how you like them. I find that 15 minutes of simmering with the lid on and 10 minutes with the lid off just does the trick for me.

Should I brown my smoked sausage?

First things first, let’s slice the sausage on the bias. Slice it at an angle into thin medallions. Then brown you sausage before starting the potatoes. Simply add a bit of olive oil in the large deep skillet and brown those sausage medallions away!

Once done, those sausage slices will become deep brown in color:

After your smoked sausage is nice and brown, you can caramelize those onions in butter and sausage drippings. So good!

Finally add sliced potatoes and chopped parsley to the pan with onions and simmer for 15 minutes with the lid closed.  Then uncover, and let the potatoes to simmer for 10 more minutes.

Add sliced sausage back to the pan to reheat

Can I make goulash ahead?

Yes! Always make enough stew for the next day, it is always better on day two. Do what I do. If I want the stew on Saturday, I make it on Friday and put it in the fridge until Tuesday. Try it for yourself and see if you prefer it the next day.

Enjoy!

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Goulash with Smoked Sausage

Hearty and delicious goulash with smoked sausage will become your favorite stew!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: hungarian

Keyword: goulash, stew

Servings: 6

Author: Olya

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 14-16 ounces smoked sausage, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press
• Salt, to taste
• ¾ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• 1.5 to 2 pounds medium-size red skin potatoes, peeled and sliced into ½” thick circles (about 2 ¾ lbs)
• 1 ½ cup chicken stock
• ⅓ cup parsley, chopped

Instructions

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large deep skillet. Once the oil is hot, add in the smoked sausage medallions, and brown them for a few minutes until they become a deep brown color. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside.
• To the same pan  add in the butter, and allow it to melt; add in the onions, and caramelize those in the butter and sausage drippings, about 5-7 minutes. Now add in the garlic, a couple of pinches of salt, the freshly cracked black pepper and the paprika, and stir to combine with the onions. Saute for two more minutes.
• Next, add in the sliced potatoes, chicken stock and parsley, and stir to combine. Cover the pan with a lid that and simmer on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. Then, uncover and allow the potatoes to continue to simmer for 10  more minutes, or until they are tender and the sauce a bit thickened, stirring once or twice during that time.
• Finally add the smoked sausage back into the pan, and add a couple more pinches of salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve hot

Nutrition Facts

Goulash with Smoked Sausage

Amount Per Serving

Calories 366 Calories from Fat 225

% Daily Value*

Fat 25g38%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 59mg20%

Sodium 704mg31%

Potassium 767mg22%

Carbohydrates 24g8%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 644IU13%

Vitamin C 16mg19%

Calcium 29mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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