Spicy vegetable goulash

This is inspired by the goulash in the Dog and Gun in Keswick and by beef goulash, you don’t have to doit in a slow cooker but it’s so much easier if you do.

Ingredients

• 1 Sweet potato, (chopped)
• 2 carrots , (chopped)
• 1/2 butternut squash  (chopped)
• 1 white onion (chopped)
• 1/2 red pepper (chopped)
• 1/2 green pepper (chopped)
• 1/2 yellow (chopped)
• 3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 1 dried chilli (chpoped)
• 2 teaspoons of paprika
• 50 g green beans
• 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons hot paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons carraway seeds (ground)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 10 mushrooms (more if you wish) (sliced)
• salt + pepper
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tin of chopped  tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon hendersons relish or Lea & Perrins
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 100ml water.

Then you need dumplings,sour cream and crusty bread to serve with it…oh and a nice crisp beer or quality lager.

 Method

1. Heat some olive oil in a pan and fry all of the vegetables.
2. Add the garlic, tomatoes and stock cube, hendersons relish along with all of the herbs and spices and tomato puree, stir well for 5 minutes, then taste, adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and honey. You can also add more of the herbs and spices if you want.
3. If it looks a bit thick add the water and stir well.
4. Now either transfer to a slow cooker for 6-7 hours or leave cover and simmer on the hob for a 2-3 hours
5. Squeeze in the lemon juice, Serve with warm crusty bread, dumplings and a glass of beer.