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    Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás)

    August 17, 2017 by Kelly 15 Comments

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food. this recipe!

    Hungarian Goulash is a thin, spicy soup that gets its beautiful brick red color from ample amounts of Hungarian Paprika. Be sure to use the best quality Hungarian paprika that you can find, it makes a world of difference.

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.

    I couldn't pass the chance to make Hungarian Goulash this week while visiting my parents in Ohio with my dad's amazing home-grown tomatoes and these gorgeous Hungarian Hot wax peppers. I like lots of sliced peppers in my Hungarian Goulash. I use a combination of these tangy and spicy Hungarian Hot wax peppers (with a typical Scoville range of 5,000 to 10,000 units, kind of similar to a jalapeno) and Banana peppers (which top out at about 500 Scoville Heat Units). Use whichever combination of hot to sweet peppers you like, I use about half and half.

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched noodles, Hungari Edit snippet

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched noodles, Hungari Edit snippet

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.

    I serve my Hungarian Goulash with an easy to make Hungarian pinched noodle called csipetke. Csipetke is a cross between an egg noodle and a dumpling. Egg noodle dough is pinched off and either boiled separately in water or boiled directly in the soup. I like to boil mine separately in water so I can control the cooking time better and so the Goulash broth doesn't get thickened from the flour. I also have some eaters who avoid carbs, so if I boil them separately, each one can add the amount of Csipetke they like.

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.

    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.

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    Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás)


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    Ingredients

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    • 4 tablespoons bacon fat or vegetable oil
    • 1 ½ pounds chopped onion
    • 3 stalks celery, chopped
    • 5 cloves garlic, minced
    • 6 tablespoons Hungarian paprika,
    • 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
    • 2-3 lbs beef cut in ½ inch cubes (I use chuck roast)
    • 28 oz can diced tomatoes
    • 1 tablespoon vinegar
    • 2-3 quarts good quality beef broth
    • 8 peppers, a combination of Hungarian Hot and Banana wax peppers, sliced
    • 2 potatoes cut in ½ inch cubes
    • 2 carrots, cut in half and sliced
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • Csipetke noodles, click here for recipe
    • Chopped parsley to garnish *optional

    Instructions

    1. Heat 1 tablespoon bacon fat or oil in large 5-6 quart pan over high heat. Dry ½ of meat cubes, add to pan, and sear over high heat until browned on all sides. Be careful not to crowd the meat in the pan. Remove meat from pan and repeat with remaining ½ of meat cubes and 1 tablespoon bacon fat or oil. Remove meat from pan.
    2. In same pan, heat 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium heat . Add onion and celery and cook until soft. Add minced garlic and sauté 1 minute.
    3. Return meat cubes to pan with cooked onion. Add paprika, tomatoes, and vinegar. Stir to coat and cook for a few minutes.
    4. Add beef broth and simmer until meat is almost tender, about 1-½ hours.
    5. Add peppers and carrots. Cook for about 15 minutes.
    6. Add potatoes and cook until soft but not falling apart.
    7. Add water or beef broth as necessary.
    8. While Goulash is cooking, boil the Csipetke in salted water until al dente. When potatoes are soft, add csipetke.
    9. Remove from heat and serve.
    • Cuisine: Hungarian

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    Fragrant with Hungarian Paprika and Hungarian Hot peppers and brimming with chunks of tender beef, healthy vegetables, and homemade pinched csipetke noodles, Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) is a heart warming, soul satisfying comfort food.
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    1. Cookie Monster

      August 17, 2017 at 5:20 pm

      Looks really good. I am sure it tastes fantastic.

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      • Kelly

        August 18, 2017 at 10:40 am

        Thanks, Cookie Monster!

        Reply
    2. Lisa Braverman Yarbrough

      December 31, 2017 at 2:42 pm

      I made this last night. Very spicy and delicious! Am I missing something... I don’t see at which point in recipe you are to add the caraway?
      Thanks!

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      • Kelly

        January 03, 2018 at 4:43 am

        So glad you enjoyed it, Lisa! I put the caraway in with the paprika. I'll go add that in the instructions. Thanks!

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        • Jenn

          September 13, 2020 at 12:41 pm

          Hi there! I’m wondering how important the caraway is for the flavor of this dish? I’m not a fan and so hesitant to use it again.

          Reply
          • Kelly

            September 14, 2020 at 2:57 pm

            Hi Jenn! It would be just fine without it!

            Reply
    3. Margo Daugherty

      January 27, 2020 at 2:06 pm

      Can you give nutrition inf for this dish please?

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      • Kelly

        January 28, 2020 at 11:06 am

        The recipe makes about 8 servings, each serving having 309 calories.

        Reply
        • Gail Davis

          January 10, 2021 at 3:05 pm

          I would like suggestions from those that has made this dish. I like a little heat/spice but not so much that's all I taste. To what extent should I cut down on the peppers? Thanks

          Reply
    4. Tracy Howdershelt

      July 30, 2021 at 4:05 pm

      Could I freeze this if I left the noodles out? Thinking of making it and freezing for future use and make the noodles when I’m reheating the soup.

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      • Kelly

        July 31, 2021 at 11:08 am

        Hi Tracy, that should work just fine!

        Reply
    5. Autumn

      June 05, 2022 at 6:06 pm

      This is the best goulash soup! It tastes identical to the goulash soup from my favorite Hungarian restaurant, Balaton. I’m from Ohio too and loved your story of visiting your father. My neighbors grow a gazillion tomatoes every summer, and my in laws grow lots of hot Hungarian peppers. This will definitely be my go to recipe for this soup from now on.

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      • Kelly

        June 05, 2022 at 10:30 pm

        So happy you liked it, Autumn! And so happy to meet a fellow Buckeye!

        Reply
    6. David

      September 14, 2022 at 7:07 pm

      I’m making it at the moment and am wondering where the vinegar comes into play?

      Reply
      • Kelly

        September 14, 2022 at 8:25 pm

        Hi David, It goes in with the tomatoes!

        Reply

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