Beef Stew

[Dannyalcatraz]

Usually, I make something akin to a Hungarian Goulash, but I was craving something more traditionally American.  And so:

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/ordA6fD

 

[Dave Bryce]

Looks awesome, Danny! 

 

What’s the difference between beef stew and Hungarian Goulash?

 

dB

[Dannyalcatraz]

The biggest difference is the use of paprika.  Most goulashes I’ve had are reddish brown to damn near red with the stuff!  Red wine is a common- but not universally used- deglazing liquid  when making it.  Many recipes use caraway seeds, too.

Other than that, the core ingredients of cubed beef chunks, lots of potatoes, onions, garlic, mild peppers, tomatoes and major optional ingredients like carrots are in common.

In fact, when I do my goulash-oid stews, I use tomato juice/Bloody Mary mix as one of my major liquid ingredients- AT LEAST as much of that as broth/stock.

[Threadslayer]

Now you're making my mouth water. My mother used to make a Hungarian goulash that she called specialite (Spesh-ee-al-i-tay") featuring, as you say, large cubes of beef and LOTS of paprika, that I would love to have the recipe for.