Traditional Hungarian Goulash Recipe
This traditional Hungarian goulash recipe is the Best! Tender beef that’s slowly cooked in a flavorful rich beef broth with veggies. It is a comforting and delicious beef stew, perfect at any time of the year!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- Butter- 2 tablespoons
- Medium onions diced-2
- Caraway seeds- 1 teaspoon
- Paprika- 3 teaspoons
- Cumin powder- 1 teaspoon
- Red chili powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Bay leaf-1
- Beef shank/ stewing beef cut into 1-inch cubes-1 1/2 pound ( 700 gm)
- Garlic minced-3
- Celery stick chopped-1/4 cup
- Ripe tomatoes diced-1 cup
- Beef broth or water-3 cups
- Red sweet pepper deseeded and halved vertically-1
- Black pepper and salt
- Flour-2 tablespoons
Veggies (optional)
- Carrots diced- 1 1/4 cup
- Potatoes diced-3 cups
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 7-10 minutes. Stir in caraway seeds, paprika, red chili and cumin powder. Mix well.
- Add the beef cubes, garlic, celery, tomatoes, red sweet pepper and bay leaf. Season with salt and black pepper. Pour the beef broth, cover and cook for 1 hour. The liquid will reduce down a lot while beef is cooking, so feel free to add more broth/water as needed.
- Add the potatoes and carrots and cook further 30- 60 minutes or until tender. Adjust the seasoning to your liking.
- In a small pan fry flour until slightly brown. Whisk in 1/4 cup water and mix until you get a smooth mixture without lumps.
- Pour the mixture into the goulash and cook for 5-10 minutes or until thickened. Enjoy!