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Pacal Pörkölt

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It's cooked the exact same way as Hungary's famous meat stews — slow paprika braise, no shortcuts — the only difference is the cut of offal that goes into the pot.

Strips of beef or pork tripe slow-braised in a thick, dark paprika sauce with onion and garlic, ladled over bread or into bowls at market stalls and festival food stands around the Great Plain's eastern towns.

Why it's made this way: It follows the same paprika-braise technique as Hungarian pörkölt and gulyás, applied to a cheap, often-overlooked cut of offal — a practical, waste-nothing dish from the region's farming and butchering communities.
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