Hungarian Goulash Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4-1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 lbs beef, cubed (i use chuck)
• 6 cups beef stock
• 2 large onions, coarse chop
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon marjoram (optional)
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/2 lb kielbasa, thickly sliced (or other spicy sausage)
• 1 (1 lb) can peeled tomato
• 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
• 1/2 head cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 2 large potatoes, cubed
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy skillet, heat 1 1/2 t butter and brown beef.
• 2 transfer to heavy kettle.
• 3 deglaze skillet with a little of the stock& add ccoking liquid to beef.
• 4 heat rest of butter in same skillet; saute onion until soft& yellow, about 5 min.
• 5 add paprika, marjoram& caraway; blend well, then add mixture along w/sausage, tomatoes& juice, sugar and the rest of the stock.
• 6 bring to a boil, cover and simmer 1 hr.
• 7 add cabbage, potatoes, s&p; cook until beef& potatoes are tender, about 45 min.