European Recipes: Hungarian Recipes: Gulyas Leves(Hungarian Goulash)

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                      Gulyas Leves (Hungarian Goulash)

Recipe By     : Cincinnati Enquirer--Sunday June 29, 1997
Serving Size : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : All Newly Typed Not Shared       Soups & Stews

   Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
    3      Tablespoons   cooking oil
    1      medium        onion -- finely chopped
      1/2 pound         soup meat -- cut in 1" cubes
    1      teaspoon      paprika
           pinch         caraway seeds -- crushed
    4      cups          beef stock
    1      clove         garlic, peeled and speared with toothpick
      1/2 medium        green pepper -- cut in 1/2" strips
    2      small         tomatoes -- fresh or canned
      1/2 pound         potatoes -- about 2 medium
                         salt to taste
                         pinched noodles -- optional

Heat oil in large, heavy bottomed pan. Saute onion until it's translucent.
Add meat and brown lightly.

Sprinkle with paprika and caraway seeds, and add 2 cups stock. Mix
thoroughly. Add garlic, green pepper and tomatoes and bring to simmer.

Cover and simmer 1 hour, adding more stock as necessary to keep meat mixture
covered. Peel and dice potatoes and add to soup along with salt and enough
stock to cover.

Simmer until potatoes are done. Remove soup from heat and let it stand.

Remove garlic and skim fat. Stir in the pinched noodles, bring soup back to
a simmer and serve.