Beef goulash for a child (from 3 years)

Beef goulash is a fairly common dish that is used in the diet of children from 3 years old. He is often loved to cook in kindergartens and schools. Also with this dish you can delight your children and relatives at home.

Let’s look at the benefits of goulash, what are the features of its preparation, as well as how to cook beef goulash to make this dish really tasty.

To understand what is the use of beef goulash for a child’s body, consider the composition and properties of beef, as this ingredient is the basis of the dish.

Beef goulash – useful properties

The benefits of beef for the child’s body

• This type of meat is a real source of protein, the building material necessary for the development of the children’s body. In addition, this protein is easily absorbed by the body.
• Beef also contains fat, although its amount is much lower than that of pork and chicken, so this meat is good for children.
• It contains B vitamins, amino acids and biologically active substances, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, copper and selenium.
• Beef is a real source of elastin and collagen, the main building components of joint tissues, which is important for a growing and developing organism.

Important! It is not necessary to give the beef to the child all the time. Beef is known to have a lot of cholesterol and a little fiber, so excessive and constant consumption of this meat in the diet can lead to disorders of the cardiovascular system and intestines. It is also not recommended to often eat beef for children who have an increased acidity of the stomach.

It is safe to say that beef goulash is a useful product for a child with the right approach to its preparation and introduction into the diet.

Dietary Tips

Delicious beef goulash is the right dish to give to a child over the age of 3 years. Despite the fact that goulash is a multi-component product, by this time the child’s diet is quite extensive, and the introduction of such a dish should not negatively affect his health.

Important! If the child is allergic to milk protein, the same reaction is possible for beef. Therefore, it is worthwhile to carefully introduce any dishes from it into the baby’s diet, including goulash.

Approaches to choosing beef for goulash

The choice of meat is important for any dish. This determines not only the taste of the finished product, but also its safe use, especially for children.

• The color of the beef should be pinkish red or juicy red. The dark color indicates that this is “old” meat, and as a result you get hard goulash.
• If the beef is slightly moist at the cut, this product is considered fresh.
• The smell is also important. It should be slightly “milky” and pleasant, otherwise it is not worth buying meat.

Cooking Tips

• Many may ask: how to cook beef goulash so that the meat is soft and juicy? An important role is played by the choice of meat. It is best to choose a shoulder blade, tenderloin, or take the upper part of the hip cut.
• The preparation of meat is considered an important step; all veins, fatty layers or cartilage must be removed from it.
• In order for the cooked goulash to be juicy, it is necessary to fry it over high heat for 3-5 minutes, until golden brown, and then stew. As a result, the dish will turn out not fried, just what is needed for the child, and juicy.
• Remember, do not give children fatty and very fried foods, as well as add a lot of spices and salt to it.
• It is preferable to use this method of food processing so that the finished dish retains as many nutrients as possible. For example, you can cook beef in a slow cooker.
• For classic stewing, it is best to use cookware with high walls and a thick bottom; cast iron cookware is perfect.

Beef goulash with gravy – recipe with photo

We offer you a recipe for making goulash, which you can season with a different side dish of a child, such as cereals and vegetable stews.

You will need

• beef – 300-500 g;
• small carrots;
• a small onion head;
• boiling water – 1 glass;

• tomato paste – 1 tbsp. the spoon;
• sour cream – 1 tbsp. the spoon;
• flour – 1-2 tbsp. spoons;

• sunflower oil – 1 tbsp. the spoon;
• salt, pepper, herbs – to taste.

Cooking

1. Prepare the meat and cut into cubes.
   
2. Peel and wash the vegetables, finely chop the onion, and grate the carrots.
   
3. Add sunflower oil to the preheated dishes, put the meat out and fry for 3-5 minutes over high heat.
   
4. Next, add vegetables and pour boiling water. Then simmer everything on low heat for 40-50 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding water.
5. While the meat is stewed, prepare the sauce. To do this, in a separate bowl, mix sour cream, tomato paste and herbs.
6. Add the sauce to the meat, mix and salt. Continue stewing goulash with gravy for another 5-10 minutes. If the sauce is liquid, add the flour and mix well again.
   
7. The dish is ready!

Beef goulash “like in a kindergarten”

The video describes in detail the preparation of a delicious and juicy goulash with gravy, which is suitable not only for children, but also for the whole family.

Today we examined the benefits of beef and dishes from it for the child’s body, and also learned the principles of preparing a delicious and healthy beef goulash, which is perfect for lunch.

Prepare meatballs or stewed potatoes and meat for your child, baked beef in the oven or beef stew with prunes. Meat dishes must be present in the growing diet of the baby.