Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

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	26%	63%
fat	0%	1%
aromatics	37%	33%
sweetener	1%	0%
salt	1%	1%
thickener	2%	0%
vegetables and beans	33%	107%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.8	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 109 for gravy quality

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g	2 pounds beef chuck roast (cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces)
5 g	2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian paprika
2 g	1 teaspoon hot paprika
3 g	1 teaspoon onion powder
1 g	1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
5 g	1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
320 g	2 cups sweet onion (chopped)
12 g	4 cloves garlic (smashed)
15 g	2 tablespoons flour (all purpose or gluten-free)
298 g	2 cups red bell pepper (chopped)
240 g	1 cup low sodium beef broth
	1 cup crushed tomato
	1 teaspoon caraway seed (plus more for garnish)
9 g	2 teaspoons brown sugar (optional)
1 g	1 dry bay leaf
	Sour cream (optional for serving)

Method: 5 steps, published by www.skinnytaste.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This was delicious! Everyone in the family enjoyed this, and we will be adding this to the list to make again. After cooking I removed the beef chunks and shredded them, then stirred them back into the pot before serving. I realized half-way through my work da” — a cook

“This recipe is so comforting and simple to make! For all of you hunters out there, I’ve used this recipe with moose meat and it’s fantastic and leaves the lean meat tender and doesn’t dry it out! Also, the acidity of the tomato really counteracts any gamey fla” — a cook