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Goulash Soup

Austrian Cuisine 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. The key ingredient for goulash soup is a good quantity of sweet paprika powder. It is important not to use hot

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  • Read all 5 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 14 listed ingredients.
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Recipe notes & preparation tips

Garnish each dish with a tbsp of sour cream or creme fraiche and sprinkle with freshly-cut chives before serving.

Add 100 ml red wine after frying beef/onions.

For a more nutritious meal, fry 2 green peppers, 3 tomatoes, 1 carrot, and 1 leek (all chopped) with the onions.

Adapted from the source recipe's notes.
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Method

  1. 01

    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. 02

    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. 03

    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. 04

    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. 05

    Season with marjoram, thyme, hot paprika, the bay leaf and a pinch of black pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0, credited to Lily15; view original image record .