Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

Dinner
135 min
8 servings
549 kcal / serving

Hungarian goulash recipe featuring slowly stewed beef chuck with onion, garlic, tomato paste, and sweet paprika for a mildly spicy comfort food dish.

Ingredients

  • 3334326744 cup vegetable oil
  • 3onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoonshungarian sweet paprika
  • 3 teaspoonssalt, divided
  • ½ teaspoonground black pepper
  • 3 poundsbeef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 ½ cupswater
  • 1can tomato paste
  • 1 clovegarlic, minced

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in oil until soft, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove onions and set them aside.

  2. 2

    Combine paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Coat beef cubes in spice mixture, and cook in the onion pot until brown on all sides.

  3. 3

    Return onions to the pot with beef; pour in water, tomato paste, garlic, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.