Grammy's Kitchen · Goulash · Best Goulash
One of 109 goulash recipes we measured
from lilluna.com
It ranks #1 of 109 for gravy quality among the goulash recipes we compared. 616 cooks on lilluna.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 109.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 70% | 63% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 1% | 33% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 164% | 107% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds ground beef, (80 percent lean/20 percent fat) |
| 8 g | 3 teaspoons minced garlic |
| 710 g | 3 cups water, (or beef broth) |
| 850 g | 2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce |
| 822 g | 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon seasoned salt |
| 3 g | 3 bay leaves |
| 210 g | 2 cups elbow macaroni, (or penne or shell pasta) |
| 113 g | 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, (optional topping) |
Method: 3 steps, published by lilluna.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have been making this recipe (cut in 1/2), for our family for 10+ years now and it never fails. I like to add onions and green bell pepper to the mix too, and what's great is that we usually always have the ingredients handy. 10/10 a meal that you need to ad” — a cook, 5★
“Change up seasonings and use canned stewed tomatoes. Bell peppers and celery. A lil ketchup and brown sugar. Yum ! I reduced the liquid and cooked Mac half thru then added to the pot.” — a cook, 5★