One Pot Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás)
Easy Hungarian goulash recipe (Gulyás), homemade with simple ingredients. This hearty beef stew with potatoes in paprika based tomato sauce is cooked low and slow until meat is super tender.
Servings: 6 People
Calories: 532kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5-3 pounds Chuck roast Trimmed of fat and cut into 1.5 inch cubes
- 2 tablespoon All-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon Butter Unsalted, Or use lard
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- 1 Onion Large, Finely chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic Finely minced
- 1 teaspoon Caraway seeds Can be roughly ground for a more intense flavor
- 3 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 can Tomato paste 6 oz. can
- 1 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 teaspoon Brown sugar Optional
- 3 Potatoes Medium size, Cut into 2 inch cubes
- 3 Carrots Medium size, Washed, Peeled, Diced into 2 inch pieces, I omitted them since some members of the family are not fond of them
- 3-4 cups Beef broth Low sodium, Start with 3 cups and add more, if necessary halfway through cooking
- 1 Bay leaf
Instructions
- In a Ziploc bag, add the roast cubes and flour. Seal bag and toss until meat is fully coated.
- Heat butter and oil in a large nonstick pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the floured meat and cook until lightly browned.
- Add onion, garlic, caraway seeds and cook until onion is partially softened and garlic plus caraway seeds are fragrant.
- Add paprika, salt, pepper, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar (optional) and mix until combined.
- Add potatoes, carrots, broth, bay leaf and mix until combined.
- Bring to a boil.
- Then, reduce heat to medium-low so that stew can cook on a simmer.
- Cover and cook for 1.5-2 hours or until meat is tender.
- Discard bay leaf.
- For a thick stew, remove lid and cook uncovered on medium heat until excess liquid is evaporated.
- For thinner stew, mix in more broth. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 930mg | Potassium: 1225mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 7456IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 6mg