DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Czech Goulash
Petra Kupská learned this Czech beef goulash from her parents.
About Czech Goulash
Petra Kupská learned this Czech beef goulash from her parents. This version selects beef shank, pork lard and water, with a substantial onion base and the slow cooking she identifies as central to the dish.
Sweet paprika, caraway, bay leaf, garlic and marjoram supply the characteristic seasoning. Tomato paste adds depth, while the author’s flour thickening remains optional and hot paprika is an optional addition.
Tender beef pieces sit in a thick onion gravy. Bread is selected from the traditional serving choices, with raw onion rings and parsley on top. The source also suggests chilled Pilsner beer alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Czech Goulash
Petra Kupská’s family Czech beef goulash with bread.
- Beef shankProtein
- Yellow onionBase
- Pork lardCooking medium
- Tomato pasteBase
- Caraway seedsSeasoning
- Sweet paprikaSeasoning
- Hot paprikaSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Bay leafAromatic
- Dried marjoramAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Black pepperSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- All-purpose wheat flourBinder · Optional
- WaterLiquid
- BreadAccompaniment
- ParsleyGarnish
- Pilsner beerAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef shank: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual shank44/113 option selected over chuck.
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Stew and raw garnish137 consolidated.
- Pork lard: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected over sunflower/canola oil.
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Caraway seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sweet paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Hot paprika (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional118; exact registry form unresolved.
- Bay leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dried marjoram: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- All-purpose wheat flour (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Explicit optional56/124; source uses it but permits omission, retain positive Wheat when selected.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected over beef stock125/139; initial/replenishing water consolidated.
- Bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual ordinary bread option70/137 selected over separate dumpling/pasta recipe; Wheat positive, full loaf formula unknown.
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pilsner beer: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit chilled companion35/137; actual grain/product formula not provided, no arbitrary barley inference.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Czech Republic
- CzechiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Czech Cuisine
- Czech CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.