Grammy's Kitchen · Goulash · Goulash (Hungarian Beef and Paprika Stew)
One of 109 goulash recipes we measured
from www.seriouseats.com
8 cooks on www.seriouseats.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 109.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 71% | 63% |
| fat | 2% | 1% |
| aromatics | 21% | 33% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| thickener | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 76% | 107% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 960 g | 4 cups (950ml) homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock |
| 30 g | 4 packets powdered unflavored gelatin (1 ounce; 30g) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil |
| 1361 g | 3 pounds (1.25kg) whole boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 3 steaks |
| Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper | |
| 275 g | 4 medium carrots (10 ounces; 275g), 2 split lengthwise, 2 cut into bite-size pieces |
| 85 g | 2 small stalks celery (3 ounces; 85g) |
| 275 g | 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced (10 ounces; 275g) |
| 225 g | 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced (8 ounces; 225g) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced |
| 55 g | 1/2 cup sweet Hungarian paprika (about 2 ounces; 55g) |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon (15ml) soy sauce |
| 17 g | 1 tablespoon (15ml) Asian fish sauce |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 4 g | 4 sprigs thyme |
| 20 g | 2 tablespoons flour (about 3/4 ounce; 20g) |
| 450 g | 1 pound (450g) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed |
| 22 g | 1 to 2 tablespoons (15 to 30ml) apple cider vinegar |
| Chopped fresh parsley leaves, for serving |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Yeah, there is no such thing as "goulash." That is, there are as many goulashes as there are cooks.When I learned to make it in Vienna, I was told "it must be shin beef." Having made it with both chuck and beef shank many many many times, I'm with my mentor on” — a cook
“Practically raw potatoes.I added the diced Yukon gold potatoes as instructed AFTER the stew had cooked in the oven at 300°F for 1hr and 30mins in the, mostly but not completely covered, Dutch Oven. I then stirred and added the sauteed carrots as well. I again ” — a cook, 3★