Hungarian Beef Soup

Information

• 🍳 Cook time: ~4-5 hours
• 🍽 Serving size: 6 portions

Ingredients

• 600g of beef
• 300g onion
• 4 pieces of garlic
• 2 pieces of carrot
• 1 piece of parsnip
• 1 small celery (OPTIONAL)
• 1 pepper
• 1 tomato
• 300-400g pieces of potato to taste
• pork fat
• bay leaf
• cumin
• 1 spoon of paprika powder
• parsley
• salt & pepper
• 2.5 litres of water

Instructions

1. Cut the onions into small cubes. Rinse the meat, pat dry, then cut into 2 cm cubes.
2. Heat the fat on 120C, sauté the onion in it for 5 minutes (120C), then set aside, mix with the paprika, pour in ~150 ml of water, then boil the water, and add the beef and fry until white, stirring. Increase to 140C after the beef has been added.
3. Once the beef looks ready, reduce the heat to 80C-90C, season with salt, pepper, sprinkle with cumin, add the crushed garlic, the diced tomatoes, the paprika, and bay leaf. Cover and cook in its own juice for 90 minutes. DO NOT BOIL!
4. Then add the vegetables: the yellow and white turnips cut into rings, the diced celery, potatoes, the chopped parsley and celery greens, pour 2-2.5 litres of water on top.
5. Cover and cook for another 120 minutes. DO NOT BOIL!