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Gulyásleves – Hungarian paprika beef soup
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Gulyásleves – Hungarian paprika beef soup

Classic Hungarian gulyásleves — paprika beef soup with potatoes and carrots in the home pot. Soup-form, not a thick stew sauce.

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Rate:
110 min total
6 servings
Easy

Ingredients

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  • Meat and vegetables

    • 1.3 lb Beef (shin or shoulder), diced
    • 2 stk Onions, chopped
    • 3 stk Potatoes, diced
    • 2 stk Carrots, sliced
    • 1 stk Red bell pepper, diced

  • Spices and liquid

    • 3 tbsp Sweet Hungarian paprika
    • 1 tsp Caraway seeds
    • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
    • 6⅓ cup Beef stock or water
    • 2 tbsp Oil or lard

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sauté onions soft in fat

    1. Sauté onions soft in fat. Off heat, stir in paprika — do not let it burn.
  2. 2

    Add beef, tomato paste and caraway

    1. Add beef, tomato paste and caraway. Brown lightly. Pour stock over.
  3. 3

    Simmer covered 60 min

    1. Simmer covered 60 min. Add potatoes, carrots and pepper. Simmer another 25–30 min.
  4. 4

    Season with salt

    1. Season with salt. Serve as soup — ideally with fresh bread. Optional: csipetke (pinched noodles).

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