Hungarian · soup

Gulyás (Goulash)

Name: Gulyás (Goulash)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs beef shin, cubed; 2 large onions, diced; 2 tbsp lard; 3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika; 1 tsp hot paprika; 1 tsp caraway seeds; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 green peppers, diced; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2 potatoes, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup csipetke (pinched pasta)

Gulyás (Goulash) reads umami 5.5, richness 5.1 and sweetness 3.9 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Hungarian soup, about 45 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 5.9 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.6 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.4 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.6 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.2 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 4.2 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 5.5 · Richness 5.1 · Sweetness 3.9 · Allium 3.7 · Salinity 3.7 · Earthy 2.2 · Warm Spice 2.2 · Sourness 2.1 · Fruity 2.1 · Herbaceous 1.9 · Heat 1.8 · Smoke 1.3 · Bitterness 1.2 · Citrus 1.0 · Nutty 0.7 · Floral 0.6

What's in it (13)

1 1/2 lbs beef shin, cubed
2 large onions, diced
2 tbsp lard
3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tsp hot paprika
1 tsp caraway seeds
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 green peppers, diced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 potatoes, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup csipetke (pinched pasta)

Time & effort: about 45 min · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 119.7 kcal, 7.4 g protein, 7.8 g fat, 6.1 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (4 steps)

Fry a very large amount of onion in lard until golden, remove from heat, and stir in copious amounts of sweet paprika.
Return to heat and add beef pieces, caraway, garlic, and salt, then cook briefly before covering with water or broth.
Simmer for 1.5 hours, then add potatoes, carrots, peppers, and tomatoes and cook until everything is tender.
Add csipetke pasta in the last 10 minutes; the dish should be a thick soup, not a stew.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.