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Gulyás (Goulash)

Name: Gulyás (Goulash)
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef chuck; 2 medium onion; 2 tbsp paprika powder; 2 medium carrot; 1 medium parsnip; 3 medium potatoes; 3 cloves garlic; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; 4 cups water or beef broth

Gulyás is a hearty Hungarian stew made with beef, vegetables, and paprika, known for its rich and warming flavors. It holds a special place in Hungarian culture as a traditional shepherd's dish that evolved into a national culinary symbol.

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Culinary DNA Preview

Hungarian85%

Ottoman15%

Ingredients

beef chuck
2 lbs
onion
2 medium
paprika powder
2 tbsp
carrot
2 medium
parsnip
1 medium
potatoes
3 medium
garlic
3 cloves
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste
water or beef broth
4 cups

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from Hungarian herdsmen (gulyás meaning 'herdsman'), the dish was traditionally cooked over an open fire in a cauldron during cattle drives in the Great Hungarian Plain.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Hungarian85%

ingredients+techniques

Ottoman15%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing browning simmering stewing

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