Goulash Soup

This recipe is an old family recipe that has been in our family in Germany for many years! A hearty soup which is a real crowd pleaser, easy to make & filling! This recipe is always appreciated by young and old alike and best served with fresh crusty bread to mop up even the last drop in the bowl....

Ingredients

450 g	Topside beef (Main)
450 g	Onions, finely diced
2 cloves	Garlic, finely chopped
60 g	Tomato paste
1 Tbsp	Sweet paprika
1 Tbsp	Hot smoky paprika
1 Tbsp	Caraway seed, crushed
1 Tbsp	Marjoram
1 Tbsp	Salt
1 can	Chopped tomatoes
½	Red capsicums, diced
½	Green capsicums, diced
1	Carrot, diced
300 g	Potatoes, diced
800 ml	Beef stock
100 g	Sour cream, optional
100 ml	Red wine
1	Bay leaf
2 Tbsp	Butter, for frying

Directions

1. Finely dice onions, cut meat into 1x1cm pieces, slice capsicum, chop garlic finely. Fry onions in butter until golden brown, add beef and brown at high heat for about 5 mins. Add tomato paste and cook for another minute (take care not to burn the paste). Add paprika powder, salt, marjoram and caraway seeds and cook for a further minute, stirring constantly. Deglaze with the red wine and let the wine reduce almost completely.
2. Add tomatoes, beef stock, garlic, capsicum, carrot and bay leaf and let everything braise for approx. 1 hour at low heat. Then add potato and cook for another 25 mins. Optionally, mit the sour cream with a little bit of the soup and add then to the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper if required. Serve hot with fresh crusty bread.