🇨🇿 Czech Cuisine

Hovezi Gulas

Beef Goulash

Prep Time 2 hours 30 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 516 kcal

Rich, paprika-stained beef stew slow-simmered with onions until the sauce is thick and velvety, served with fluffy bread dumplings.

Ingredients

800g beef chuck, cubed
4 large onions, diced
3 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp caraway seeds
500ml beef broth
2 tbsp butter or vegetable oil
Salt, pepper
Marjoram

Instructions

1 Dice onions finely, cook in oil over low heat 20 min until golden and soft.
2 Add paprika off heat, stir quickly, then add tomato paste and garlic.
3 Add beef cubes, caraway, marjoram, salt. Pour in broth.
4 Simmer covered 1.5-2 hours until beef is fork-tender and sauce thickens.
5 Adjust seasoning. Serve with houskove knedliky.

Did You Know?

Czech goulash has far more onion than its Hungarian cousin — the onions melt into the sauce, creating the characteristic thick gravy.