Paprika goulash soup

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 300 g onion(s)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp lard
• 1 kg beef (e.g. shoulder or goulash)
• 3 tbsp paprika powder, sweet
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp caraway seeds
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 liter meat broth
• 2 bell peppers, red
• 1 bell pepper(s), orange
• 1 bell pepper(s), yellow

Instructions

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

delicious for New Year’s Eve or as midnight soup

Peel and dice the onions and garlic. Heat 1 tablespoon of lard in a large pot and sauté both until translucent. Rinse the beef, pat dry, roughly dice, and brown it in batches in a pan with the remaining lard. Add the meat cubes to the large pot and dust everything with paprika. Season with salt, pepper, and caraway seeds. Stir in the tomato paste and meat broth. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Trim the peppers, slice them, and then add them. Cook for another 30 minutes. Serve hot.