Home » Authentic Pörkölt (Hungarian Beef and Onion Stew) Authentic Pörkölt (Hungarian Beef and Onion Stew) December 23, 2020As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Porkolt Recipe One of the most famous Hungarian dishes, this slow-simmered Hungarian beef and onion stew is loaded with flavor and is positively delicious! Marhapörkölt, Hungarian for “beef stew”, is a prime example of how just a few simple ingredients can render the most delicious flavor. The basic Hungarian porkolt consists of onions sauteed in fat, meat and paprika slow-simmered in a little water and the result is simple fabulous.My last trip to Hungary before leaving Europe and moving to the United States was with my brother.

 Knowing we’d be terribly homesick, we decided to do a Grand Tour of Italy, Austria and Hungary before we left. It’s one of the best vacations I’ve ever had.We took time with us, simply jumped in the car with a few provisions, and drove south from Germany with no set itinerary or hotel reservations.

 We wanted to be spontaneous, to go wherever the mood led us. And it was fantastic! While we were in Budapest we ate at one particular restaurant twice, St.Jupát.

 Several years prior it had been a grease pit, but churned out the best food.It was so greasy that at the back of the restaurant where the steam was coming up through the grates on the sidewalk against the building, the grates were covered with thick residues of lard. Fast forward

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