Best 6 Rich Hungarian Goulash Soup Recipes

EASY HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown beef in 1 tablespoon oil. Remove beef; drain drippings. Heat remaining oil in the same pan; saute onions for 8-10 minutes over medium heat or until lightly browned. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add the paprika, caraway, pepper, cayenne and salt if desired; cook and stir 1 minute. Return beef to pan. Add broth, potatoes, carrots and rutabagas; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until vegetables are tender and meat is almost tender., Add tomatoes and red pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30-40 minutes or until meat is tender. Serve with sour cream if desired.

AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN GOULASH (GULYáS)

Steps:

• Melt the pork lard or butter/oil in a Dutch oven or other heavy soup pot over medium high heat and cook the onions until beginning to brown, about 7-10 minutes. Add the beef and cook until the beef is just starting to brown, 7-10 minutes. Add the bell peppers, tomatoes, and garlic and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the paprika, salt, pepper and caraway (if using) (note: paprika becomes bitter if at all scorched). Add the beef broth, bay leaf, return to the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for another 30-40 minutes or until the beef is nice and tender. Add salt to taste. Remove the bay leaf.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

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.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large hot pot over med. heat. Add onion and caraway seeds and sauté until onion begins to soften, about 8 minutes. Add beef and paprika, sauté until meat is brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Add broth. Bring to a boil, scrapping up browned bits at bottom pot. Reduce heat to low, simmer until meat is just tender, about 40 minutes (I find this sometimes takes about 30 minutes longer).
• Stir potato, parsnip, carrot, celery, bell pepper and garlic into soup. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Simmer until vegetables and meat are very tender, about 20 minutes longer. Cool slightly.
• Transfer 3 ½ cups of soup to blender or food processor. Blend/process until smooth. Add back to soup in pot. Stir in parsley. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Cool slightly, chill uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to a simmer before serving). Six servings.
• To serve: Ladle soup into bowls. Top each with a generous tablespoon of sour cream.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion and caraway seeds and sauté until onion begins to soften, about 8 minutes. Add beef and paprika; sauté until meat is brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Add broth. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits at bottom of pot. Reduce heat to low; simmer until meat is just tender, about 40 minutes.
• Stir potato, parsnip, carrot, and garlic into soup. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, celery, and bell pepper. Simmer until vegetables and meat are very tender, about 15 minutes longer. Cool slightly.
• Transfer 3 1/2 cups soup to blender. Blend until smooth. Add to soup in pot. Stir in parsley. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cool slightly; chill uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving.)
• Ladle soup into 6 bowls. Top each with 1 tablespoon sour cream.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large flameproof casserole, heat the oil and butter and gently cook the onion for about 8 mins, until it begins to soften without colouring. Increase the heat and add the meat, browning it on all sides. Sprinkle in the paprika, remove the pan from the heat and stir thoroughly.
• Return to the heat and cook for a couple of mins. Add the caraway seeds, thyme, garlic and stock to cover and stir thoroughly. simmer gently, uncovered for 2 hours, adding more stock if necessary.
• Add the peppers, chilli, tomatoes and tomato puree and potatoes to the pan. mix thoroughly and add more stock to cover. Simmer gently for about 30 mins, until the potatoes are cooked and the meat is tender. seson to taste.