Best Hungarian Goulash Soup Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cube beef in 1 inch pieces. Peel and slice onions into thin rounds. Heat a large pan over high heat, add 1 TB. vegetable oil, swirl to coat. When the oil is good and hot, add onions, cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove onions to a soup pot.
• 2. Add another TB. of oil. When hot, add half of the beef. It is important not to crowd the pieces, so the browning is best done in two batches. Brown beef for about 5 minutes (it doesn't have to be dark brown on all sides), add 1-11/2 TB. HUNGARIAN SWEET PAPRIKA, stir to coat beef and somewhat fry the paprika for about one minute. Remove beef to soup pot, scraping up paprika bits.
• 3. Heat the final TB. of oil, when hot, add the second batch of beef, brown , add the rest of the HUNGARIAN SWEET PAPRIKA and the CAYENNE RED PEPPER, fry an extra minute, remove to soup pot. Add 8-10 cups of water to the soup pot. Make sure to pour 1/2 cup into the used fry pan, scrape up the browned bits, and pour into the pot. Feel free to use beef stock instead of water, but it really isn't necessary. Add the TURKISH BAY LEAVES at this point bring the soup to a simmer, and simmer for one hour.
• 4. Peel and cut potatoes, add to soup along with salt, which this soup, frankly, needs a fair amount of. Start with 1 TB. but taste before serving and adjust if necessary. Raise the heat to medium (soup should not quite boil) and cook for another 45 minutes. Serve with a simple salad, and, fresh crusty white bread or rolls, which, should just be broken up into the soup in bite-sized pieces, though you could serve it on the side with butter. Make sure there is a pepper grinder on the table so each person can grind a generous amount of black pepper on top of their bowl.

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.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large kettle saute onion and garlic in butter until soften.
• Stir in paprika stir few minute.
• add beef chuck stir few minute
• add 1/2 cup water, bring to boil and cook over medium heat.
• stirring for 5 minute or until liquid is reduced by half.
• Stir in 1/4 cup water and caraway seeds, cook until most of the.
• liquid has evaporated.
• add 10 cups water salt and pepper to taste.Bring to boil and lower
• heat, cook 1 hour and 30 minute or until meat is almost tender.
• Add all vegatables and cook about 30 minute.
• or till tender.
• Dumplings.
• In a bowl combine flour, egg, water, and salt.
• Beat the mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
• Let sit 30 minute covered.
• Pinch the dough in pieces the size of a pea and drop in to.
• the simmering soup, lifting the dumplings carefully from the bottom.
• with a wooden spoon.
• Add 1/4 cup parsley and simmer 5 minute or until dumplings are cooked.
• check salt and pepper.
• Enjoy.

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.

GOULASH SOUP (LOUISE'S VERSION OF BAVARIAN/HUNGARIAN) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium high heat and cook the onions until beginning to brown, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the paprika. Add the beef and garlic, return to the heat, and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the beef is no longer pink. Add the bell peppers and cook for another 7-8 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, beef broth, V8, (original recipe calls for two tomatoes here instead of V8) bay leafs, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 40 minutes (see note). Add salt to taste. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, some crusty bread, and a cool cucumber salad. Notes If you're using a tougher cut of beef, cook the beef first, without the carrots, tomatoes, potatoes and bell peppers, for 30-45 minutes, then add the vegetables and cook for another 40 minutes until the beef is tender.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Melt butter and saute onions, add beef and brown lightly. Stir in paprika, caraway, garlic & salt. Add water and simmer over very low heat for at least 2 hours & meat is tender. Add vegetables and stock. Simmer 30 minutes adding stock as needed. Prepare dumplings and add to broth. Dumplings: Mix ingredients and spoon ¼ t. at a time into bubbling soup. Cook about 3 minutes. Serve at once.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut chuck into 1" cubes.
• Saute onions and garlic in heated shortening or oil in a large kettle until tender.
• Stir in paprika; cook 1 minute.
• Wipe beef cubes until dry.
• Brown cubes, several at a time, on all sides.
• Add tomatoes, caraway seeds, marjoram, lemon peel, water, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, 45 minutes.
• Add potatoes and continue to cook about 20 minutes longer, until potatoes are tender.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH SOUP

Steps:

• In 8 quart dutch oven or heavy stockpot, cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring until crisp. Transfer bacon to large bowl, reserving fat in pan.
• Brown chuck in bacon drippings in small batches over high heat and transfer to bowl as browned.
• Reduce heat to medium, add vegetable oil, onions and garlic. Cook, stirring occassionally, until golden.
• Add paprika, caraway seeds and flour stirring for 2 minutes.
• Mix vinegar and tomato paste first, then whisk into spice mixture for one minute. (mixture will be very thick)
• Stir in broth, water, seasonings, bell peppers, bacon and chuck and bring to a boil. Simmer soup covered, stirring occasionally. for about 3 hours or until beef is very tender. Add cubed potatoes and simmer covered for additional 20 minutes.
• Make Spaetzle:.
• Mix 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cup flour and enough water to make a thickish paste. Add salt, pepper and onion powder to taste. Put mixture on a cutting board and slide dough off with a knife, slicing it into thin rough edged noodle shapes, into boiling soup. Cook noodles for approx 10 minutes in broth before serving.
• Serve garnished with sour cream and crusty bread on the side! DELICIOUS!

HUNGARIAN GOULASH (GULYAS) SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the chopped onions on cooking oil till they glaze. Take it off from hob and add grounded paprika. (If you leave it on the fire and add paprika it will make it bitter).
• Add diced meat. Now you can put it on the fire again. Stir well paprika, onion and meat.
• Add water and steam with lid on till the meat is half cooked. Keep adding enough water. Stir it every few minutes so it won't burn.
• Add as much cold water as much soup you want. Boil it. Salt it.
• When boiled add all the vegetables and cook till everything is softened. It takes a while, especially for the meat.
• Near the end add the spices (cumin, cube, chili, pepper) and salt again if needed.
• Add egg noodles.
• Egg noodles: mix egg and flour and teaspoon water together till its hard enough. Pick pea-sized bits off it and put it in the soup towards the end and cook it till they come up to the surface. Then they ready.

RICH 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 same pan; saute onions and garlic for 8-10 minutes over medium heat or until lightly browned. Add the paprika, caraway, pepper, cayenne and seasoning blend; 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 and vegetables are tender. Serve with sour cream.