Goulash

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	88%	77%
fat	2%	1%
aromatics	27%	33%
acid	2%	0%
sweetener	0%	0%
salt	1%	1%
vegetables and beans	47%	151%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1361 g	3 lbs boneless beef chuck, (cut into 1 1/2-inch (3.75-cm) pieces)
12 g	2 teaspoons salt
2 g	3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
27 g	2 tablespoons vegetable oil
300 g	2 medium yellow onions, (thinly sliced)
12 g	4 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped)
30 g	2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
49 g	3 tablespoons tomato paste
30 g	1/4 cup all-purpose flour
720 g	3 cups beef broth
473 g	2 cups water
	1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
14 g	2 tablespoons paprika (preferably Hungarian sweet paprika)
2 g	1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 g	1 bay leaf
6 g	1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
183 g	3 carrots, (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks on the diagonal)
454 g	1 pound small white boiling potatoes (baby Yukon Gold) (cut in half (optional, if not serving over noodles))
	Chopped fresh parsley
	Sour cream

Method: 3 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I made this yesterday. Seemed like a good dish for a snowy day. It is fabulous. The meat is so tender and everything is seasoned perfectly. I did make a cornstarch slurry at the end to thicken the broth a bit. I just wanted to double check that I can freeze” — a cook, 5.0★

“I made this last week and it’s the best stew recipe I’ve ever made. It was also really easy to make. The flavor was amazing! The baby potatoes and carrots were cooked perfectly. The meat was so tender. This will definitely be a staple in our house! My husband ” — a cook, 5.0★