Hungarian Goulash 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	240%	63%
fat	8%	1%
aromatics	46%	33%
salt	0%	1%
thickener	3%	0%
vegetables and beans	285%	107%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.8	0.6

Where it stands out

• #2 of 109 for sauce body
• #109 of 109 for saltiness

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

54 g	4 Tablespoons olive oil (, divided)
700 g	1.5 lbs beef chuck roast ((700 grams))
19 g	2-3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
300 g	2 medium yellow onions (, finely diced)
9 g	3 cloves garlic (, minced)
7 g	1 Tablespoons sweet paprika
2 g	1 teaspoon hot paprika
118 g	1/2 cup dry red wine (optional (120 ml)*)
1233 g	3 Roma tomatoes (, chopped)
16 g	1 Tablespoon tomato paste
	1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
2 g	1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 g	2 bay leaves
1560 g	6.5 cups low-sodium beef broth ((1.5 liters))
244 g	4 medium carrots (, peeled and chopped)
120 g	1 large red bell pepper (, finely chopped)
400 g	3 small Yukon Gold Potatoes ((about 400 grams or 1lb), cut into 1/2’’ cubes)
	1 small lemon
25 g	1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
	Crusty artisan bread (white or rye) (, for serving)

Method: 7 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Lauren this is the most authentic recipe for this soup I've seen outside of our old family cookbook. Good to see the caraway and marjoram! The only differences are the wine (which I'm going to try now :) and a cubanelle pepper vs the red bell (which may bring ” — a cook, 5★

“Absolutely delish! I only had Hungarian sweet and spicy paprika. I used the it in place of both, listed, therefore, it was a bit more spicy. Everyone loved it. One of quietest meals we have had except for spoons clanking bowls and an occasional "pass the brea” — a cook, 5★