Description
This Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash is a comforting and hearty dish featuring tender beef simmered with traditional Hungarian spices, vegetables, and a rich paprika-infused broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. cubed stew meat, or a chuck roast cubed
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. salt, divided
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 2 medium potatoes, cut into ½ inch chunks
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into ½ inch pieces
- 1 green pepper, seeded and cut into ½ inch pieces
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 3½ Tbsp. sweet Hungarian paprika
- 1 tsp. marjoram
- 1½ Tbsp. minced garlic (about 4 plump cloves)
- ¾ tsp. crushed caraway seeds
- 4 cups low sodium beef broth
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ cup fresh parsley plus more for garnish
- ½ cup sour cream or to taste
- Buttered egg noodles, for serving
- Optional: 1 cup beer or red wine (replace 1 cup beef broth with this)
Instructions
- Place the cubed roast pieces in a large bowl. Toss them with the all-purpose flour, 1 tsp of salt, and black pepper until all pieces are evenly coated.
- Transfer the coated beef to the slow cooker. Add crushed tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, red and green peppers, chopped onions, sweet Hungarian paprika, minced garlic, marjoram, crushed caraway seeds, and fresh parsley if using.
- Pour the low sodium beef broth over the mixture in the slow cooker. Add the bay leaves. Stir gently to combine the ingredients.
- Cover and cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 9 hours. Check occasionally and add additional broth if the mixture appears too thick or dry.
- About 30 minutes before serving, ladle some of the cooking liquid into a medium bowl. Whisk in the tomato paste until smooth, then return it to the slow cooker.
- If using sour cream, remove a small amount of broth from the slow cooker during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Slowly whisk the sour cream into the broth, then stir the mixture back into the slow cooker.
- Serve the Hungarian Goulash hot over buttered egg noodles. Garnish with fresh parsley and an extra dollop of sour cream if desired.
Notes
- Check the thickness of the goulash and adjust broth as needed.
- Adjust seasoning to taste before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Hungarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 90mg