Hungarian Goulash, Slow Cooker

also called gulyás · gulyas · beef goulash · slow cooker goulash · crockpot hungarian goulash

Also written for Instant Pot (1 to wash), the plain way (1 to wash).

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Hungarian Goulash, Slow Cooker: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Two pounds of onions cooked to deep gold is the base and it is twenty-five minutes at a pan
2 Tbslardrender the onions 25 min, deep goldenbloom the paprika off the heat, stir the beef instew on low, 8 hrreduce on high, lid off
2 lb(900 g; thinly sliced)yellow onions
1/4 cup(30 g)Hungarian sweet paprika
1 tspcaraway seed
4 cloves(minced)garlic
3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 1-in cubes)beef chuck
1 Tbskosher salt
2 cups(475 mL)beef stock
1 large(chopped)tomato
1(chopped)green pepper
1 lb(450 g; cut in 2-in chunks)Yukon Gold potatoes
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

Before anything else

2render the onions 25 min, deep golden

3bloom the paprika off the heat, stir the beef in

goes in with what step 2 made

4stew on low, 8 hr

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 8 hr 45 min1 of 4 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 45 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the paprika has about thirty seconds off the heat before it scorches, and it is bitter for the eight hours after
What you'll wash
Two things — the slow cooker crock, the heavy skillet
Does it keep
3 days — the paprika deepens, and the potatoes were grainy the moment the eight hours were up
  1. render the onions 25 min, deep golden

    25 minneeds you(we think)from the start

  2. bloom the paprika off the heat, stir the beef in

    not timed25 min in

  3. stew on low, 8 hr

    8 hrwalk away25 min in

  4. reduce on high, lid off

    20 minneeds you(we think)8 hr 25 min in

You'll need skillet · slow cooker

See how it is written
>> title: Hungarian Goulash, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, paprika, hungarian, one-pot, stew, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: hungarian-goulash
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: gulyás, gulyas, beef goulash, slow cooker goulash, crockpot hungarian goulash
>> servings: 6
>> time: 8 hr 45 min
>> slack: narrow — the paprika has about thirty seconds off the heat before it scorches, and it is bitter for the eight hours after
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock, the heavy skillet
>> keeps: 3 days — the paprika deepens, and the potatoes were grainy the moment the eight hours were up

Two pounds of onions cooked to deep gold is the base and it is twenty-five minutes at a pan.

>> step: render the onions 25 min, deep golden
Render @lard{2%Tbs}, @yellow onions{2%lb}(900 g; thinly sliced) in a heavy #skillet{} for ~render{25%min}, until deep golden and reduced to a quarter of their volume.

>> step: bloom the paprika off the heat, stir the beef in
Bloom @Hungarian sweet paprika{1/4%cup}(30 g), @caraway seed{1%tsp}, @garlic{4%cloves}(minced) in @&(~1)onions{} off the heat, then stir in @beef chuck{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 1-in cubes), @kosher salt{1%Tbs} to coat every cube.

>> step: stew on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @&(~1)paprika base{} with @beef stock{2%cup}(475 mL), @tomato{1%large}(chopped), @green pepper{1}(chopped), @Yukon Gold potatoes{1%lb}(450 g; cut in 2-in chunks) in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr}, lid on.

>> step: reduce on high, lid off
Reduce @&(~1)goulash{} on high with the lid off for ~reduce{20%min}, until it is a thick soup rather than a thin one — a gulyás should coat the back of the spoon it is eaten with.