Hungarian Goulash

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

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

Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 onions, sliced
2 tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika
3 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 1/2 cups water
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

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 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 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.