Easy Hungarian Goulash (Gulyás) 🇭🇺

Gulyás (Hungarian Goulash) is the most famous dish from Hungary. It’s a hearty beef soup-stew flavored with sweet paprika, onions, and vegetables. This is the easy home-style version—simple, rich, and very comforting.

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Ingredients

• 500–700 g beef (chuck or stewing beef), cubed
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2–3 tbsp oil or lard
• 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp caraway seeds (optional but traditional)
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 potatoes, cubed
• 1 tomato, chopped (or 1 tbsp tomato paste)
• 1 green pepper (optional)
• 1.2–1.5 L water or beef broth