Gulas Cesky

Storing and Planning Ahead

Keeps for 4 days in the fridge. Freeze for 3 months.

Gulas Cesky: The Method

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1. Cook the onions in the lard over low heat for 20 minutes until golden and almost melted.

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2. Add the beef and brown for 10 minutes.

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3. Take the pot off the heat, stir in the paprika and purée, then the garlic, caraway, marjoram and stock.

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4. Cover and simmer on low heat for 2 hours, stirring now and then.

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5. Season with the salt and serve with the dumplings.

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A Few Pointers

• Use as many onions as beef.
• Add the paprika off the heat.
• Make it a day ahead if you can.

Good Alongside

Bread dumplings · Czech lager · Pickled peppers

Swaps and Variations

• An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.

The Numbers per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.