Vegetable stew "Forester style" à la Gabi

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 100 g smoked bacon, streaky, diced
• 2 medium-sized onions, finely chopped
• 2 large carrots, peeled, cut into thick sticks
• 2 kohlrabi, peeled, cut into thick sticks
• 1 cauliflower, cut into small florets
• 2 bell peppers, green, cut into strips
• 250 g mushrooms, roughly diced
• 1 tsp paprika powder, hot
• 1 pinch(s) of caraway powder
• some marjoram, shredded
• 1 garlic clove(s), lightly crushed
• 1 liter vegetable broth, possibly instant
• 3 tbsp tomato paste, 3-fold concentrated
• some parsley, flat, finely chopped
• 500 g potatoes, peeled, cut into thick sticks
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• Salt and pepper, black, from the mill

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Heat the rapeseed oil in a large pot and sauté the bacon until translucent, then add the onions and fry until pale yellow. Add the carrots, kohlrabi, cauliflower, bell peppers, mushrooms, paprika, caraway, marjoram, and garlic and sauté. Pour in the vegetable stock, add the tomato paste and parsley, and simmer covered for about 15 minutes over low heat. Add the potatoes and continue to simmer covered until they begin to partially break down. Season with salt and pepper.