Say NO to Takeaway: Sneak in a Cheat's Pork Goulash Instead

Ah, there is no shame in trying to short cut the process of cooking.

And no, I don't mean by ordering a takeout!

Goulash is a nice beefy stew, soupy style dish flavoured with paprika. Now I rarely make stews, because I don't like having to wait for an hour or so to allow the meat to cook through. Yes it tastes good, but sometimes you might just too hungry to cook up such a slow dish. (I am anyway!) And soup dishes are alright, but I prefer them my food to be a bit less saucy and watery thank you very much.

So this is a cheat's version because it takes under half an hour to make and has the flavours of a goulash, so you should be able to sneak this onto the table without anyone suspecting that you've taken some short cuts.

Cheat's Pork Goulash

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For 2:

2 pork chops, chopped
4 medium potatoes, chopped
2 tbsp chopped onion
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 yellow pepper, chopped
200ml hot beef or veggie stock
1 tbsp paprika
Some fresh parsley
1-2 tsp cornflour

1) Bring the potatoes to the boil then leave to simmer for 15 minutes until just cooked. Drain.
2) Toss the chops in the paprika.
3) Fry the onion with the pork for a few minutes.
4) Add the tomatoes, puree, pepper and stock and simmer for a few minutes.
5) If you want to thicken up the sauce, remove some of the sauce, mix in the cornflour and return to the pan.
6) Add the potatoes and parsley. Leave to simmer for another 5-10 minutes until everything is nice and hot.

If you liked this, you might want to try making these other takeaway alternatives too.