Hearty Goulash Soup Recipes

HEARTY GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In an 8-quart heavy kettle cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. In fat remaining in kettle brown chuck in small batches over high heat, transferring it as browned with slotted spoon to bowl.
• Reduce heat to moderate and add oil. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until golden. Stir in paprika, caraway seeds, and flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Whisk in vinegar and tomato paste and cook, whisking, 1 minute. (Mixture will be very thick.) Stir in broth, water, salt, bell peppers, bacon, and chuck and bring to a boil, stirring. Simmer soup, covered, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add potatoes to soup and simmer, covered, occasionally until tender, about 30 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper. Soup may be made 3 days ahead and cooled, uncovered, before chilling, covered. Reheat soup, thinning with water if desired.

HEARTY GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot saute bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Remove and set aside.
• Brown meat over med/high heat in bacon fat.
• Cook in batches if necessary to brown, rather than steam.
• Reduce heat to medium and add oil.
• Add onions and garlic and cook, until soft and golden.
• Stir in paprika, caraway seeds, and flour and cook, 2 minutes.
• Whisk in vinegar and tomato paste; cook, 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, water, salt, bell peppers, bacon, and stew meat and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Simmer soup, covered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes to soup and simmer, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve.

HEARTY HUNGARIAN GOULASH (LIPTON SOUP MIX VERSION)

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat oil and brown beef. Add tomatoes, onion soup mix and paprika. Simmer covered, stirring occasionally for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender. Stir in flour and salt blended with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. To serve, arrange goulash on noodles. Makes about 6 servings.