Grammy's Kitchen · Goulash · Goulash Is A Vintage Recipe We'll Never Stop
One of 109 goulash recipes we measured
23 cooks on www.southernliving.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 109.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 113% | 63% |
| fat | 2% | 1% |
| aromatics | 34% | 33% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 100% | 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.
| 14 g | 1 Tbsp. olive oil |
| 227 g | 1 1/2 cups finely chopped yellow onion [from 1 (8-oz.) medium onion] |
| 11 g | 3 tsp. kosher salt, divided |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 lb. ground chuck (80/20) |
| 49 g | 3 Tbsp. concentrated tomato paste |
| 15 g | 5 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 Tbsp.) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp. smoked paprika |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper |
| 850 g | 2 (15-oz.) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes |
| 960 g | 4 cups unsalted beef broth |
| 16 g | 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce |
| 16 g | 1 Tbsp. soy sauce |
| 454 g | 1 lb. uncooked elbow macaroni |
| 170 g | 6 oz. sharp yellow Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 1/2 cups) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.southernliving.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I do not understand people that review a recipe, but they didn't make the recipe. And the ones who complain it's not what they want, or not traditional Goulash. Well, it's traditional Southern cooking, and this site is all about Southern cooking, both traditio” — a cook, 5★
“I've made this for years. The only difference is I brown the macaroni in butter along with the onions. Then add the hamburger. When brown add the tomato paste and two cups of water and ground oregano. Cover and bake 20 minutes. Uncover and stir add cheese to t” — a cook, 5★