Corvin Hotel

Town Square with Restaurants

by yooperprof

I didn't eat at either of these places, so I can't give them recommendations, but they certainly have a pleasing location. The statue of a man with a deer in the center of the square is part of Gyor's excellent program of public sculpture.

The Carmelitan-church outside

by 1courage

--> This amazing church was built between 1713 and 1725 on plans of the carmelitan monk/architect Márton Witwer who built a couple of other churches throughout Austria.
He designed a very particular church, with eliptic shape, a tower at the back (like a franciscan church) and he unified the italian baroque (Il Gesú in Rome) with the austrian.
The church dominates the skyline of the square and makes it even more beautiful.

How to make REAL Goulash

by iris2002

"Joi mamma!!!"

The indredients are:
BEEF GOULASH 1 Clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp Salt 4 oz Butter 1 1/2 lb Onions, chopped 1 1/2 tbsp Hungarian paprika 1 1/2 lb Lean beef, cut into 2 inch pieces 1 cup Water, as needed Salt to taste DUMPLINGS 2 lb Potatoes, grated 3 tbsp Flour 1 tsp Cornstarch 1 pinch Nutmeg 1 pinch Salt 2 Egg yolks, lightly beaten Flour to coat dumplings 2 cup Stale bread crumbs 1/4 cup Butter
The recipe yield is:
6 servings

Info:
FOR THE GOULASH: In a small bowl, mash the garlic and salt into a puree. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the onions to a golden brown. Add garlic/salt mixture and paprika and mix well. Add the meat. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently to prevent meat from sticking. Once or twice, add water in 1/2 cup quantities as needed to keep goulash moist. Season to taste. FOR THE POTATO DUMPLINGS: In a 4 qt saucepan, bring 3 qt water and 1 teaspoon salt to a slow boil, Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix the grated potatoes, flour, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt. Add the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Place about a quarter of a cup of flour in a dish. Form dumplings the size of a golf ball and roll in the flour to coat. Drop the dumplings into slow-boiling water, cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Remove the dumplings with a slotted spoon and drain. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium skillet, add bread crumbs and stir while heating until browned. roll the drained dumplings in bread crumbs. Serve alongside goulash. NOTE: If first dumpling falls apart in the boiling water, add flour to the dumpling mixture until dumplings hold togedther in the water.

" A bit of Gyor history "

Founded by the Celts and named Arrabona, the original settlement developed under the Romans to become one of the major towns in the province of Pannonia. It remained of importance during the Magyar period, and King Stephen made it a diocesan town. After a conflagration in 1566 it was rebuilt on Italian Renaissance lines. During the Turkish Wars its citizens held out until the castle governor betrayed them to the Turks in 1594, and for the next four years it remained in Turkish hands and was allowed to deteriorate. In the 17th C, the town blossomed once again; mainly because of its port on the Danube it was an ideal center for trade in cattle and corn between Hungary and the Austrian Empire. The beautiful Baroque buildings date from this period. From the mid-19th C, Gyor became the major industrial town in northern Transdanubia; the "R?ba" engineering combine, which manufactures railroad engines and trams, is well known, and there are also some important textile and leather factories.