Hungarian Goulash with Nokerlach

Chaya Suri Leitner Chaya Suri Leitner
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Goulash with nokerlach (egg dumplings) is an all-time favorite comfort food. The delicate, fluffy dough soaks up all the hearty goulash flavors. I make mine using sourdough discard (the excess sourdough starter that you would normally discard before feeding, often used to enhance the flavors and nutrition of foods containing flour).

5h 6
Easy No Refined Sugar Meat

Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Egg

Directions

Prepare the Hungarian Goulash

  1. Place the oil, onions, and carrots in a large pot and let cook for five minutes.

  2. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the water. Cover the pot and let it cook on medium heat for 15–20 minutes.

  3. Add water and bring to a boil, then lower heat and cook covered on low for three to four hours.

  4. Alternatively, you can place all the ingredients into an instant pot and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.

Prepare the Nokerlach

  1. Whisk all the ingredients together until you have a wet batter.

  2. Bring the goulash to a boil. Drop spoonfuls of batter into the bubbling goulash. Cook for 10 minutes.

  3. If using an instant pot, cook it on sauté function.

Variations:

If you don't have sourdough discard, use one and a half cups flour instead.

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3 Comments

Bracha •

This recipe is part of our regular supper rotation, the whole family enjoys it. Is there anything else I can add to make it even more nutrient-dense? Other veggies? Lentils or quinoa? Anything else?

Avigael Levi Kosher.com Team •
Reply to Bracha

That’s incredible- it’s such an easy and filling recipe! You might want to try the new pre-cut frozen veggies from Beleaves. They’d be a great, quick addition. Quinoa sounds good, and I think wild rice could work really well here too. Love how you’re making it your own!

Bracha •

How can I make the Nokerlach Kosher for Pesach? Can I use potato starch instead of flour?

Avigael Levi Kosher.com Team •
Reply to Bracha

This recipe would not do well on Pesach :( It calls for sourdough discard, and I wouldn't recommend doing a 1:1 replacement with potato starch for the flour. You could look at this for a Passover recipe instead https://www.kosher.com/recipe/egg-free-potato-dumplings or https://www.kosher.com/recipe/meat-and-tzimmes-plus-1603

Bracha •

Have made this many times and my family loves it! I only put 3.5-4 cups water when making in Instant Pot.