This Hungarian-style goulash is a thick beef stew that is great served over buttered noodles and garnished with sour cream.
Ingredients
- ½ pounds boneless beef chuck roast: 2 piece (cut into 2-inch cubes)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp
- onions: 2 piece (chopped)
- olive oil: 2 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- Hungarian paprika: 2 Tbsp
- caraway seeds: 2 tsp (crushed)
- black pepper: 1 tsp (freshly ground)
- marjoram: 1 tsp (dried)
- ground thyme: 0.5 tsp
- cayenne pepper: 0.5 tsp
- chicken broth: 4 cups (divided)
- tomato paste: 0.25 cup
- garlic: 3 clove (crushed)
- balsamic vinegar: 2 Tbsp
- white sugar: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- bay leaf: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Season beef with salt and black pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat; cook and stir beef in hot oil in batches until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Transfer to a large stockpot and reserve drippings in the skillet. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Return skillet to medium heat; stir onions into the reserved drippings, drizzle olive oil over onions, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the stockpot with beef. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Combine paprika, caraway seeds, black pepper, marjoram, thyme, and cayenne pepper in the skillet and toast over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add 1 cup chicken broth and stir; transfer to the beef and onion mixture. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir 3 cups chicken broth into beef mixture. Add tomato paste, garlic, vinegar, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf; place stockpot over high heat and bring to a boil. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Reduce heat to low and simmer until a fork inserts easily into the meat, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
