Goulash Soup
| Austrian Cuisine
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Season with marjoram, thyme, hot paprika, the bay leaf and a pinch of black pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.