Pörkölt [SEP] country of origin
Pörkölt
Pörkölt is a meat stew which originates from Hungary, but is eaten throughout Central Europe.
In Hungary.
Pörkölt is a Hungarian stew with boneless meat, paprika, and some vegetables. It should not be confused with "Goulash", a stew with more gravy or a soup (using meat with bones, paprika, caraway, vegetables and potato or different tiny dumplings or pasta simmered along with the meat), or "Paprikás" (using only meat, paprika and thick heavy sour cream).
"pörkölt" made of tripe, called "pacalpörkölt". ("Pacal" is the Hungarian word for tripe). It has a unique and very distinguishable taste from other kinds of "pörkölt", often being quite spicy.
Much of the quality of a pot of "pörkölt" is found in the use of the very few ingredients. The spiciness and the taste of the paprika powder used is very important to the taste. A simple Hungarian trick for making good "pörkölt" is first frying the onions