Goulash Soup

INGREDIENTS

• • 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into bite size 1 inch cubes

  • 3/4 cup olive oil

  • 2 large cooking onions chopped

  • 2 cloves of garlic cut in 1/2 remove inside stem

  • 2 table sp. caraway seed

  • 2 big ripe Roma tomatoes halved

  • 2 red bell peppers quartered

  • 1.5 inch tomato paste from tube, OR 1 teaspoon of canned tomatoes paste

  • 2 tsp. Hungarian paprika

  • 1 tsp. Salt

  • 1/2 tsp. Ground black pepper

  • 1 tsp. Chilli pepper flakes

  • optional 6 carrots: 2 yellow, 2 orange 2 purple. Cut into cubes

INSTRUCTIONS

• • In a cast iron pot brown onion 'half way' in the oil, then add 4 garlic halves. Brown until golden.

  • Add caraway seed, stir

  • Add beef cubes. Stir until beef is brown and caraway seeds are nicely distributed.

  • Add 2 cups of water

  • Add: tomatoes, bell peppers, tomatoes paste, Hungarian paprika, salt, black pepper, and or chilli pepper.

  • Add water so that it covers the beef by 2 inches. Cover the pot and cook at medium heat (barely boiling)for 2 hours.

  • Check after 1 hour and stir. Cook until beef is tender. 1 more hour.

  • Add water if the level of the liquid falls an inch.

  • Put in carrots and cook for 20 mins. 2.5 hours cooking time in total.