Goulash Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 lb top round steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth, plus enough water to equal 8 cans
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained, chopped and juice reserved
• 4 large carrots, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup uncooked macaroni
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• 2 add beef and brown on all sides for 5 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a plate; set aside.
• 4 add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
• 5 add beef, flour and paprika; cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
• 6 stir in tomato paste until smooth.
• 7 add chicken broth and water, tomatoes and reserved juice, carrots, bay leaf, marjoram, caraway seeds, and pepper.
• 8 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• 9 add macaroni and simmer until beef is just tender and vegetables are cooked through, about 20-30 minutes.
• 10 remove bay leaf.
• 11 top each serving with sour cream.