Welcome to Week 2 of my favorite soups!  This week, I’m bringing you a taste of my recent trip to Europe.  While in Austria and Germany, I ate a lot of goulash and goulash soup.  Mainly due to not a lot of gluten-free options being readily available.  The first time I had goulash, we were sitting in a small cafe just outside of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.  We had just finished up the performance at the Spanish Riding School and I was in horse-girl heaven.  I was dealing with a bit of a sore throat though, so I was ready for something warm to eat and drink.  The tender beef and thick sauce over potatoes totally did the trick.  I was hooked at that point, and managed to have goulash and its soupy counterpart a few more times along our trip.

By the time we made it to Germany, I had a good list of recipes I wanted to learn how to make with my mother in law.  Goulash was our first lesson.  Nothing was measured of course, and tasting was done throughout the meal preparation.  I kept decent notes and managed to recreate the flavors of the goulash we made in Germany.

Since we’re all about soup right now, I obviously needed to make a German Goulash Soup to share with you all!  I used sweet potatoes in place of normal white potatoes, but feel free to use either one.  I think the sweet potatoes give this soup a tasty spin on the classic.

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German Goulash Soup

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time2 hrs

Course: Soup

Servings: 4

Author: Suzie Bauer

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Lard
• 2 lb Beef Stew Meat cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 Yellow Onion diced
• 2 cloves Garlic minced
• 1 Red Bell Pepper diced
• 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 6 cups Bone Broth
• 4 tsp Paprika
• 1/2 tsp Caraway Seeds crushed
• 1/2 tsp Dried Marjoram
• 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
• 3/4 tsp Sea Salt
• Ground Pepper to Taste
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 2 medium White Sweet Potatoes diced

Instructions

• Heat lard in a large pot over medium high heat.
• Add the onions, garlic and beef to the pot and brown the meat. The onions should start to become translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add the red bell pepper, and apple cider vinegar and stir to deglaze the pot.
• Add the paprika, crushed caraway seeds, marjoram, chili powder and salt to the pot.
• Stir in the bone broth, and add the bay leaves and ground black pepper.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to low to simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add in the diced sweet potatoes, and cover the pot for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• When the meat and sweet potatoes are tender, the soup is ready to serve.