"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 22:34:30 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/7/2013 1:04 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 7 Dec 2013 01:35:54 +0100, Victor Sack wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/6/2013 5:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> And who puts sour
>>>>>>> cream in stew?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hungarian goulash?
>>>>>
>>>>> Never! However, sour cream does belong in a paprikás.
>>>>
>>>> Sour cream is a perfectly valid addition to gulash, especially popular
>>>> in Szeklerland varieties.
>>>>
>>>> But please don't tell Victor or it may dent his ego.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>> LOL I'll add sour cream to stew (gulash, goulash, however you want to
>>> spell it). There's no rule against it no matter which chefs say it's a
>>> no-no. If you like it, add a little at the end of cooking as you would
>>> for stroganoff. Or, set out some sour cream. Guests can add it to
>>> their
>>> bowl of stew if they're so inclined. No big deal, really.
>>
>> Yikes! That's not the kind of stew we ever had. It was just beef and
>> vegetables.
>
> Sour cream in stews are very common. There are 1.8 million hits on
> Google for "sour cream in stew".
>
> I don't add it because I think sour cream sucks the flavor out of many
> stews. I've had too many stews, stroke'n'offs and paprikashes that
> have lost most of their flavor after the last minute addition of sour
> cream.

Hmmm... I had never heard of it before. Also looked up goulash. Although
one recipe had sour cream in it, the first one I saw did not and looked just
like what I was served.