g-man's elbow goulash

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
G. L.
provincetown, MA

on the table in about an hour , add a simple salad & some bread or rolls & dinner is done ( even better reheated the next day )

(2 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For g-man's elbow goulash

  • 1 lb
    dry elbow pasta ( cooked but firm )
  • 1-1 1/4 lb
    ground beef ( or meat loaf mix )
  • 1 can
    campbells condensed tomato soup
  • 1 jar
    beef gravy (heinz)
  • 1 Tbsp
    "better than bullion" beef base
  • 1 can
    petite diced tomatoes drained ( drain but keep liquid )
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 1 md
    yellow or white onion diced medium
  • 1 md
    carrot peeled and shredded
  • 2 lg
    ribs celery diced medium
  • 1/2
    red and 1/2 green med/small bell peppers diced medium
  • 1/4 c
    red wine (optional ) you can sub. the liquid drained from diced toms.
  • 2 tsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    hot sauce of choice( i prefer franks for this recipe )
  • 1 tsp
    1 heavy tea. each dried thyme & dried basil
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil ( or any oil )
  • 2 Tbsp
    + 1 heavy pinch salt(kosher)
  • black pepper to taste
  • grated romano cheese as desired

How To Make g-man's elbow goulash

  • 1
    bring pasta water to a boil with 2 Tbl. salt but don't add pasta until sauce is simmering for last 15 min.
  • 2
    in high sided 12" saute pan over med.high heat saute peppers, celery ,carrot and onion with a good pinch of salt and 2 Tbl. of olive oil until onion is translucent(about 5 min.).
  • 3
    add burger and cook untill done thru and browned slightly(about 10 min.).
  • 4
    add Tom. paste and beef base & cook for about 3 min.
  • 5
    add wine and let cook another 2 min.
  • 6
    add diced toms. Thyme & Basil , soup , beef gravy , Worcestershire & hot sauce.
  • 7
    reduce heat and simmer gently for 15 min.-
  • 8
    after sauce has simmered 5 min. add pasta to boiling water, boil until almost but not quite done (time depends on how soft you usually cook your pasta but about 10 min.).
  • 9
    drain (but don't rinse) pasta and add to simmering sauce
  • 10
    simmer for another 5 min. stiring often
  • 11
    if sauce seems to dry add retained tomato liquid one Tbl at a time until sauce is as wet looking as you like.
  • 12
    serve with fresh ground black pepper & grated Romano cheese to taste

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