Brand new thread for Slimming World support

gien

Hello again - I'm jumping back into the Slimming World way of things after eating and drinking a bit too much on my hols. I put on a bit whilst away so I'm keen to get rid of it before it sticks around for too long! Luckily there's a lot of lovel fruit and veg in season.

off now to catch up on the thread and gain inspiration

trixietoes

dizzyk wrote: »

making a goulash with braising steak with onions,red peppers,tinned toms,bovril garlic bay leaves & paprika,
Its been cooking slowly since lunch so should be nice and soft.not decided yet whether to have some rice (OH usually demands SW roasties with this )

Goulash mmmmm one of our favourites. OH lived in Budapest for 5yrs so it beings back memories for him and insists on it regularly.. mash or roasties are a must for me.

Also if you want something lighter.. Goulash soup is scrummy too, we had it for tea last night, not with the big chunks of homemade bread and butter like we used to though.

trixietoes

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

SW roasties? made same way as SW Chips?

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yes exactly the same way. We have a lot of SW potato wedges ... cuz I'm lazy and they're quicker and easier to cut LOL

dizzyk

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

SW roasties? made same way as SW Chips?

x

Yeah you just boil them for about 8 minutes 1st then shake them to rough them up.
I sometimes sprinkle with garlic salt and rosemary and spray with fry light as you would chips. ....nomnomnom

dizzyk

trixietoes wrote: »

Goulash mmmmm one of our favourites. OH lived in Budapest for 5yrs so it beings back memories for him and insists on it regularly.. mash or roasties are a must for me.

Also if you want something lighter.. Goulash soup is scrummy too, we had it for tea last night, not with the big chunks of homemade bread and butter like we used to though.

Would you care to share your soup recipe? that sounds very very yum!!;)

Inazuma

dizzyb99 wrote: »

Yes, I think it works out at about 1.5 syns for the tub but it is gorgeous. Just enough chilli to make it interesting! I can't stop eating it at the moment.

Thanks, am always on the lookout for new things to put in spud/on crackers etc

trixietoes

Yep no problem, I tend to cook by sight and taste so you may need to tweek it to your taste.

This is the low fat version and it makes a massive pot.

Gulyasleves (goulash soup)
500g beef
half medium onion chopped
2-3 potatoes in chunks
1-2 carrots in chunks
1 parsnip in chunks
2 tbsp hungarian sweet paprika (not smoked)
1 tbsp hot paprika (or just replace with sweet if you don't like hot)
2 cloves of garlic chopped/crushed
1 beef stock cube
1 tsp carraway seeds (optional but they do make the dish)
1 tbsp Goulash cream (if you can get hold of it (it comes in a tube that looks like tomato puree, just leave out if you can't)
Frylite or Olive oil
Couple of grinds of black pepper

I've followed the recipe I got from Hungary last time I was there but for the meat & veg I just use what I have.

How I make it
1 - Seal the beef using fry light or olive oil. Set aside.
2 - In same pan cook off the onions and add garlic.
3 - Add paprika and mix in (careful not to 'cook' the paprika like you do in Indian recipes it will become bitter)
4 - Add some water to make a paste, add beef and goulash cream.
5 - Top the pan up with water add stock cube and simmer the beef on low for about 30 mins (uncovered)
6 - Add veggies and continue to cook on low until the beef is tender and the veggies are cooked.
7 - Taste to see if it needs any more salt/pepper/paprika. If it tastes a bit watery just sprinkle more paprika in and cook for another 5 mins.

It does take a few hours to cook because of the beef but it can just be left or maybe put in the slow cooker. It tastes even better the day after.

That's it. I hope I have got that right for you, sorry it does use a lot of paprika so if you can get a big pack from somewhere instead of the schwartz jars it would be cheaper.

Vixie_Pixie

dizzyk wrote: »

Does anyone know-

Asda rotisserie chicken appears to now be a whopping 4 syns per 100g drumsticks are 2 each:eek:

Im sure from my SW days before we used eat loads of morrisons cooked chicken.....it worked out cheaper a lot of the time to grab 2 and not put the cooker on lol - but I cant find them listed on the site to check.

Has something happened in group in my absence with advice given on eating cooked chicken?? :huh:

Morrison's ones aren't listed which is annoying as i eat them regularly! I have the roast chickens (skin removed) thighs (skin and fat removed) wings (skin removed) and the tikka kebabs which are literally just chicken breast chunks on a stick with onion and green pepper. It was mentioned on a previous SW thread and Consultant31 warned us to be careful as they are sometimes be pumped with oil. I checked with the lady who works on the hot chicken counter in Morrisons whether they add anything and they assured me they didn't

As i said tho, i've eaten them and lost just over 4 stone so they can't be that bad - just use common sense!

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i just had a big cook up and burnt the cous cous,ruined the houmous by adding onion (it's gross) and the kids spag bol is fine but not lean meat so i won't be eating that (green day anyway)
looks like its home made rice pud for my tea using 2 HEAs and sweetener . yum !

thanks for listening (OH doesn't) :rotfl:

dizzyk

YUMMMMM :T

Thanks Trixie thats fab ! I just use a goulash recipe from a slimming world book......and it goes down a storm with my OH, so to have an authentic goulash soup recipe is a real treat

Is there much difference between this recipe and a normal goulash?