DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bean Goulash
Also known as: Babgulyás
Hungarian bean goulash with smoked sausage, ham hock and paprika.
About Bean Goulash
Kimberly Killebrew’s babgulyás places pinto beans at the centre of a Hungarian stew. Her account recalls learning the dish near Szombathely, and this version combines beans with Hungarian kolbasz and a smoked ham hock.
Paprika, onion and garlic season the broth, with celeriac, carrots, tomatoes and pepper adding vegetable flavour. Dried marjoram and thyme bring herbal notes; caraway is an optional regional accent.
Beans, sliced sausage, vegetables and shredded ham share the hot bowl. Parsley and sour cream are optional finishes, with crusty bread and cucumber salad offered alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Celery.
Optional additions: Milk, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bean Goulash
Kimberly Killebrew’s Hungarian babgulyás with kolbasz.
- Dried pinto beansBase
- LardCooking medium
- Hungarian kolbaszProteinIngredient page not linked
- Yellow onionsAromatic
- CeleriacBase
- GarlicAromatic
- CarrotsBase
- Green bell pepperBase
- Roma tomatoesBase
- Firm yellow potatoesBase
- TurnipBase · Optional
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- Hungarian paprikaSeasoning
- Dried thymeAromatic
- Dried marjoramAromatic
- Crushed caraway seedsSeasoning · Optional
- Bay leavesAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Freshly ground black pepperSeasoning
- Smoked ham hockProtein
- Aneto chicken brothLiquid
- ParsleyGarnish · Optional
- Sour creamTopping · Optional
- Crusty breadAccompaniment · Optional
- Cucumber saladAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried pinto beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named first bean option selected; no union of alternative beans.
- Lard: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit traditional option35 selected over bacon grease/oil.
- Hungarian kolbasz: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Native smoked sausage selected over kielbasa/other sausage. Exact species, casing and full seasoning formula unprovided.
- Yellow onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celeriac: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named option selected over sweet Hungarian wax pepper.
- Roma tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader tomato link for named Roma cultivar.
- Firm yellow potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato link; source gives Yukon Gold as an example, not forced cultivar.
- Turnip (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Hungarian paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Ordinary Hungarian branch, not separately hot or smoked variation.
- Dried thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader herb link for explicitly dried form.
- Dried marjoram: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Native preferred herb selected over oregano substitution.
- Crushed caraway seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. List90 included but narrative32 explicitly permits omission as regional ingredient.
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Freshly ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Smoked ham hock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader ham-hock link for explicitly smoked form; selected over smoked neck bone.
- Aneto chicken broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken-broth link; exact named product formula unprovided.
- Parsley (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional narrative garnish44.
- Sour cream (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Crusty bread (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Bread branch selected over nokedli/Spatzle; exact dough formula unprovided.
- Cucumber salad (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named salad branch47/100 selected over green salad, exact dressing and formula not reconstructed.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Hungary
- HungaryCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Hungarian Cuisine
- Hungarian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.