Hearty Goulash Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 slices bacon, chopped
• 3 lbs stew meat, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons paprika (preferably hungarian sweet*)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 5 cups beef broth
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 red bell peppers, chopped
• 4 large yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed in 1/2 inch pieces (about 2 1/2 pounds)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot saute bacon over moderate heat until crisp. remove and set aside.
• 2 brown meat over med/high heat in bacon fat.
• 3 cook in batches if necessary to brown, rather than steam.
• 4 reduce heat to medium and add oil.
• 5 add onions and garlic and cook, until soft and golden.
• 6 stir in paprika, caraway seeds, and flour and cook, 2 minutes.
• 7 whisk in vinegar and tomato paste; cook, 1 minute.
• 8 stir in broth, water, salt, bell peppers, bacon, and stew meat and bring to a boil, stirring.
• 9 simmer soup, covered, 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 10 add potatoes to soup and simmer, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes. season soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 serve.