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Goulash Soup

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The Austrian version of the Goulash soup is an easy to prepare, inexpensive, tasty and filling dish well suited for cold winter days. This thick, sweet-spicy soup of Hungarian origin is served in inns and restaurants across Austria.

Ingredients

  • 500 g lean beef
  • 2 large onions
  • 2 large potatoes, peeled
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp powdered sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp powdered hot paprika
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 1 tsp thyme (fresh or dried)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp marjoram (fresh or dried)
  • ½ cup tomato puree
  • 50 ml white vinegar
  • 1 L beef stock or 2 stock cubes dissolved in 1 L of water.
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut the beef and potatoes into 1.5 cm cubes. Cut the caraway seeds into rough chunks with a kitchen knife. Chop onions into thin slices. Warm the beef stock.
  2. 2
    Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a cooking pan to medium/high heat. Fry the beef cubes until medium brown and crispy, remove and drain on a kitchen towel.
  3. 3
    Turn to medium heat. Add another tbsp of vegetable oil and roast the caraway seeds for 1 min. Add the onions and turn to low heat. Gently cook the onions until they turn yellowish.
  4. 4
    Add the beef cubes and cook for another 2 min. Slowly add the vinegar, beef stock, potatoes and tomato puree. Add the sweet paprika, and stir well to disperse clumps.
  5. 5
    Season with marjoram, thyme, hot paprika, the bay leaf and a pinch of black pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Category
Soups

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Goulash_Soup