How To Make The Best Hungarian Goulash Beef Stew Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice maintains sweetness without alcohol.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika adds flavor without significant cost.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and often less expensive.

Trim the marbling off the beef chuck and render the fat in a pot.

Season the beef with paprika, salt, black pepper, and garlic, and let it marinate.

Coat the beef with a little flour to help thicken the stew later.

Prepare a flavor base by blending garlic, celery, bell peppers, green onions, and olive oil.

Add the seasoning mix to the flavor base and blend well.

Add San Marzano tomatoes to the flavor base and mix thoroughly.

Render the fat from the beef in the pot for 5-10 minutes.

Brown the beef in the rendered fat on all sides for caramelization.

Lower the heat to prevent burning the paprika after browning the beef.

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