Easy Beef Goulash Soup (Hungarian)

If you’ve never made Hungarian beef goulash before, this recipe is a good introduction to this flavourful dish.

Serves about 8.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb stewing beef, cut into ¾-inch pieces
2 onions, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tsp caraway seeds, lightly crushed
¼ cup tomato paste
10 cups beef broth
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add stewing beef and cook until browned. Remove to plate.

Using a large stock pot, stir onions, carrots, red pepper and garlic into pot. Cook until onion is slightly softened about 5 minutes.

Add beef to pot. Stir paprika, caraway seeds, salt and pepper into meat, coating evenly. Stir in tomato paste.

Add broth; cover and bring to boil over high heat.

Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 ½ hours.

Add potatoes and return to a simmer. Cook potatoes until tender about 30 minutes.

Ladle into soup bowls.