Gulaschsuppe Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Brown the meat in oil or butter; add the onions and garlic and fry until the onions are translucent.
• Add the paprika, bay leaf, caraway seeds, water, and broth.
• Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat and simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and simmer for an additional 45 minutes; stir in the tomato paste and red wine.
• Salt and pepper to taste; remove the bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Cut peppers in half and remove the stalks, seeds and white ribs.
• Wash and cut into fine stripes.
• Remove the skins of the tomatoes.
• (Placing them in boiling water briefly then immersing into ice water will cause the tomato to blister the skin can be easily removed. You do not want to cook them.) Remove core and cut tomatoes into quarters.
• Rinse beef with cold water and pat dry.
• Cut into small cubes.
• Melt vegetable fat and brown the meat.
• Add stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the vegetables and tomato puree and season with salt, pepper, paprika, caraway seeds and marjoram.
• Simmer for another 15 minutes.
• If needed add additional salt, pepper, paprika and Tabasco sauce to taste.

Steps:

• Heat oil.
• Saute onions until translucent.
• Add garlic, peppers and tomato paste.
• Cook for 10 minutes.
• Add beef, caraway seeds, paprika, stock and lemon juice.
• Simmer for about 1 1/4 hours Add potatoes and continue simmering until meat and potatoes are tender.
• Season with sea salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a large kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Add beef cubes and brown on all sides. Add green pepper and onions; cook until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, paprika, salt, pepper and sugar. , Cover and simmer for about 1-1/2 hours or until beef is tender. About 1/2 hour before serving, add the potatoes and reserved bacon; cook until potatoes are tender. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream if desired.