Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	26%	77%
fat	0%	1%
aromatics	37%	33%
sweetener	1%	0%
salt	1%	1%
vegetables and beans	33%	151%

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
8 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 wor” — a cook, 5.0★

“The whole family loved this recipe. I only have one kind of paprika in the house that says "paprika," so I used 2.5 teaspoons of that and added some red pepper flakes. I also left out the red peppers because I didn't have any in the house. I'm sure it's better” — a cook, 5.0★