


Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is easy to make! A few simple ingredients are transformed into an incredibly flavored soup.
The word Gulyás means Herdsman or COWBOY. Simmering soup over the camp fire became a standard herdsman’s dinner in Hungary.
This authentic recipe is from my Hungarian neighbor. It was handed down to her from her grandmother.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into bite size 1 inch cubes
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 2 large cooking onions chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic cut in half – remove inside stem
- 2 table spoons of caraway seed (dissolves in the soup)
- 2 big ripe Roma tomatoes halved
- 2 red bell peppers quartered
- 1.5 inch tomato paste from tube, OR 1 teaspoon of canned tomatoes paste
- 2 tsp. Hungarian paprika
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. Chilli pepper flakes
- optional 6 carrots: 2 yellow, 2 orange 2 purple. Cut into cubes.

INSTRUCTIONS
- In a cast iron pot brown onion ‘half way’ in the oil (lightly limp). Then add 4 garlic halves. Brown until golden colored.
- Add caraway seeds (a must have!) and stir.
- Add beef cubes. Stir until beef is brown and caraway seeds are nicely distributed.
- Add 2 cups of water
- Add: tomatoes, bell peppers, tomatoes paste, Hungarian paprika, salt, black pepper, and or chilli pepper.
- Add water so that it covers the beef by 2 inches. Cover the pot and cook at medium heat (barely boiling) for 2 hours. (Note: You can place the dutch oven directly in the oven at low heat: 325°F, 160°C.)
- Check after 1 hour and stir. Cook until beef is tender. Approx. 1 more hour.
- Add water if the level of the liquid falls an inch.
- Put in carrots and cook for 20 mins. 2.5 hours cooking time in total.

Food Tips

Alternative cooking methods:
(1) Pressure cooker: Time: 1 hour 10 min.
(2) Slow cooker: Cook Time: 8 hours.
Storage: Frig. : 5 days, Freezer: 3 months.
OPTIONS: Serve over noodles, mashed potatoes, rice or spatzle.


This recipe is truly “Simply Splendid”. I made it yesterday and was able to get grain fed veal at the market. WOW!!! Best ‘Goulash’ Soup I have ever had! 🙂
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So happy to hear it! 🧨 💖
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I did not miss the potatoes. I thought I would. Nope! 🙂 I will make it again to impress my friends! A real winner! ::) 🙂
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I agree! 💖 I think the secret ingredient is the caraway seed. But, its all of it! 💖
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Hello from Australia ! Altho’ Estonian-born this very foodie country has been home for most of my life. That period included a four-year marriage to a Hungarian who cooked brilliantly in his off-hours . . . we even managed to spend a long summer in Budapest and its environs. Goulash soup made pretty much your way was forever on the menu and one of the dishes I learnt to cook – it came with the territory ! Eating mostly Asian food these days I have not had the soup=pot on a while . . . you make it very inviting ! Thanks !!
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So glad to hear from a fellow foodie.💞 You better make some goulash ..for old times sake! 💞 for goodness sake! 💞
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Happy New Year and what a lovely photo! You and hubby? Goulash is extraordinary! Thanks for sharing! 🔔🍮🍂🍮🍂🌺🥂
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No, my dear. Those are my Hungarian cousins at a Goulash cook off. 💞…they won with this recipe! 💞 🙂
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Such a healthy soup for those chilly winter days..The meat is so tender, I’m sure you could use any cut for this recipe. Lovely. 💞
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Nice blog
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Thank you…im glad you enjoy my food blog!💖
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Well done! Thank you!
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