Beef Goulash
Beef Goulash is a hearty Hungarian-inspired main course of tender beef simmered in a rich malt beer and cranberry sauce gravy with pickled pearl onions. The Thermomix TM7 sautés, mixes and slow-cooks everything in one bowl, delivering deep flavour and melt-in-the-mouth meat without constant stirring.
About this recipe
Beef Goulash in the Thermomix TM7 is the ultimate recipe for lovers of slow-cooked comfort food. This Hungarian-inspired stew brings together tender braised beef, dark malt beer, cranberry sauce, mustard and pickled pearl onions into a richly layered sauce that tastes as if it simmered on the stove all afternoon. In the all-in-one kitchen machine, the pearl onions are gently sautéed first, the beef stock cube and seasonings are blended evenly through the liquid, and the whole pot then simmers unattended with precise temperature control, so nothing catches or burns at the bottom of the mixing bowl. The result is fork-tender beef in a glossy, sweet-and-savoury gravy with a subtle fruity edge from the cranberries. Serve it as a quick weeknight dinner or a weekend centrepiece with crusty bread, mashed potatoes or buttered noodles. It is exactly the kind of robust main course the TM7 excels at: deep bistro flavour, one bowl, and hardly any washing up afterwards.
Preparation tips
- Use a dark malt beer rather than a light lager for deeper caramel notes in the goulash gravy; the bitterness balances the sweetness of the cranberry sauce beautifully.
- Serve the goulash one day after making it, as the malt beer and cranberry flavours meld overnight into an even rounder, richer sauce with the pickled pearl onions.
- Swap the pickled pearl onions for shallots if you prefer a milder sweetness, and add a spoonful of extra cranberry sauce when serving children who like a fruitier stew.
Recipe variations
- Alcohol-free version: replace the malt beer with an equal quantity of dark beef stock mixed with a teaspoon of malt extract, keeping the same cranberry sauce and pearl onions for a family-friendly goulash.
- Festive winter variation: add a sliced eating apple, a pinch of ground cloves and a cinnamon stick to the beef and malt beer base for a seasonal flavour reminiscent of a Christmas market stew.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The TM7 grinds the beef stock cube to a fine powder that dissolves instantly into the malt beer base. [Multi-Function]
- Precise heating sautés the pickled pearl onions evenly in oil without any burning or bitter edges. [Precision Control]
- The Thermomix mixes mustard and cranberry sauce into a uniform glossy sauce in seconds. [Multi-Function]
- Weighing the malt beer and water directly in the mixing bowl saves rinsing separate jugs and cups. [Built-in Scale]
- Hands-free slow simmering tenderises the beef automatically while the blade stirs the stew gently. [Hands-Free]
Ingredients
- oil
- pickled pearl onions
- stewing steak
- malt beer
- water
- beef stock cube
- cranberry sauce
- mustard
- dried bay leaf
- fine sea salt