Goulash (Hungarian beef stew)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 109.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	0%	63%
fat	5%	1%
aromatics	35%	33%
salt	1%	1%
vegetables and beans	168%	107%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.8	0.6

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g	1 kg/2 lb beef chuck (, cut in 3.5cm / 1.5" cubes (Note 1))
7 g	1 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
2 g	1 tsp black pepper
14 g	1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
30 g	2 tbsp/ 30g unsalted butter
300 g	2 brown onions (, cut into 1cm / 1/2" squares)
15 g	5 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
240 g	2 capsicum/bell peppers ((1 red + 1 yellow), cut into 2 cm / 0.8" squares)
822 g	2 tomatoes (, cut into 8 wedges then in half)
28 g	1/4 cup Hungarian-style paprika ((sub ordinary paprika, Note 2))
	1 tsp caraway seeds (, optional (Note 3))
1 g	1 bay leaf
	1 litre / 4 cups beef stock/broth (, low-sodium)
122 g	2 carrots (, peeled, cut in quarters lengthwise then into 1cm / 0.4" pieces)
340 g	2 potatoes (, cut into 1.2cm / 1/2" cubes)
6 g	1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (, optional garnish)

Method: 9 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Nagi, I bought chuck steak for a privileged pet, who refused the treat. What now? I remembered a friend, German not Hungarian who made goulash in the early eighties, and went in search of a recipe. Ta Da, you rescued meat from land fill and I made your homage ” — a cook

“I have just made this Goulash today. I used my slow cooker and intended to use the recipe to the letter. I use RTE as my go to with any recipe as they always provide consitent, great-tasing delights. HOWEVER, given it’s in a slow cooker I felt the reci” — a cook, 3★