Hungarian goulash soup with pulled dumplings à la Mama

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 300 g beef
• 1 large onion(s)
• 2 carrots
• 2 parsley roots
• 2 sprigs of celery leaves
• 1 large tomato(s)
• 1 pointed pepper
• 3 large potatoes
• 1 ½ liters of broth (bone broth), possibly more
• 1 tsp caraway seeds
• 15 g paprika powder
• 1 tsp paprika paste (gourmet cream), if available
• 40 g lard or oil
• Salt
• Spice mix, (Vegeta)
• possibly paprika powder, hot
• 1 egg(s)
• 80 g flour
• 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Gulyasleves csipetkével

Slice the carrots and parsley roots. Dice the potatoes and tomatoes. Dice the onions very finely. Wash the celery thoroughly but leave whole. Halve the bell peppers. Cut the meat into 1.5-2 cm cubes. Sauté the onions in melted lard or oil until translucent. Then, over low heat, quickly stir in the paprika and goulash cream in the not-too-hot onion fat. Add the meat cubes, season with salt, and fry. Once the meat juices have charred, add the caraway seeds, pour in a little broth, and simmer covered over moderate heat, stirring occasionally and adding more broth. The meat should not boil, but rather steam in a little broth. Meanwhile, prepare the pulled dumplings. Knead the flour and egg with a pinch of salt into a firm dough. Roll it out on a floured board to a thickness of about 2 mm and, with floured hands, pull it into irregular pieces of dough the size of your little fingernail. Before the meat is fully cooked, reduce the juices until only the fat is reduced. Add the carrots, parsley roots, and potatoes and roast them briefly. Then pour in the remaining broth. Add the tomatoes, bell peppers, and celery leaves. When the carrots are tender, cook the pulled dumplings in the soup. Adjust the final amount by adding bone broth or water. Finally, season with salt or Vegeta. If you like it spicy, you can add hot paprika. The soup is served with fresh white bread. Note: I personally always remove the bell pepper halves and leave them alone. But you can of course do it yourself. You can also eat the celery leaves.