Gulyás
Paprika beef soup with vegetables — the original goulash.
Ingredients
- 800 g Beef chuck
- 3 Onions
- 3 tbsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Caraway seeds
- 4 Potatoes
- 2 Carrots
- 1 Bell pepper
- 2 Tomatoes
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 3 tbsp Lard
- 2 tsp Salt
- 8 cups Water
Method
- Cook the onions — Cook the finely chopped onions slowly in lard for 15 minutes until golden and soft.
- Add the paprika off heat — Take the pot off the heat before stirring in the paprika — burnt paprika turns bitter and ruins the dish.
- Add the beef — Return to low heat, add the cubed beef and caraway and stir to coat.
- Sweat — Cover and cook in its own juices for 30 minutes.
- Add water — Pour in the water and simmer gently for 1½ hours.
- Add vegetables — Add the potatoes, carrots, pepper and tomato and cook 30 minutes more.
- Gulyás is ready — Season and serve with bread — it should be a soup, not a stew.