Hungarian gulyas does never ever has tomatoes or paste, chicken broth, hamburger meat (bleahhh), or beef for that matter. It is an all pork dish. I know!!! I am the real deal Hungarian and all these messed up recipes anger me to the hilt.

I'm Czech and my father used to travel to Hungary in the late 50's and early sixties, where he learned to make Hungarian Goulash, which is very distinct from from Czech goulash. It was back then made with Mutton, Pork and Beef, whichever one had at hand. All three are excellent if one uses the right ingredients. Western versions are some sort of Beef stew, nothing at all like the more soup like dish it once was in Hungary. Lard was always used also. My Hungarian neighbor had a recipe book from the 50's and several were translated into English. There were two recipes in there for Goulash. One for Beef and one for Pork.

No. I was in Hungary and it was made with beef, onion, Paprika powder and sliced Paprika peppers. No pork at all. All of these recipes are missing the water component.