Hungarian Goulash Soup (Gulyásleves)

Ingredients

  • Beef & Base

    • 500–700g stewing beef or white beans for veggie.
    • 2–3 garlic cloves, minced
    • 2 tbsp tomato paste

  • Spices

    • 1.5 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika (normal paprika works in a pinch)
    • 1 tsp caraway seeds (less important)
    • 1 bay leaf
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • White pepper

  • Vegetables

    • 1 large onion, sliced
    • 2 carrots, sliced
    • 1 parsnip, sliced (optional but traditional)
    • 1 green bell pepper, diced
    • 2 medium potatoes, diced

  • Liquid

    • 1–1.2 L beef broth or water

Instructions

  • Cook the base: In a large pot, heat the oil and all vegetables (except potatoes). Cook until soft, with a nice bite. If you’re using beef add here as well.
  • Activate aromatics: Add garlic, cook until fragrant (2mins)
  • Activate Spice: Push everything off to the side of the pan, add more oil to blank side, increase heat, add spices into oil and activate them.
  • Make broth: Add beef broth, add potatoes. Light boil until potatoes cooked.
  • Finish: Add while beans, season with salt, pepper and white pepper to taste

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