Goulash
Beef soup loaded with paprika
Think of it as: Like beef stew that got a red, smoky paprika makeover
Too much paprika? No such thing.
What does it taste like?
Sweet, warm paprika with rich, savory beef and a hint of caraway.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureTender and falling apart
What is it?
A Hungarian soup of beef, onion and potatoes simmered with lots of paprika. It started as a dish cooked in big kettles by cattle herders.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Eaten as a soup with bread. There's also "bogrács" style, cooked outdoors in a kettle over a fire.
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SportSoccer
Ferenc Puskás (soccer; legendary striker) World HeritageBudapest, including the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter and more National animalTurul (a legendary bird) National flowerTulip FestivalSt. Stephen's Day (August 20, fireworks over the Danube)
Ingredients
- Beef shank 500 g
- Onions 2
- Paprika 3 tbsp
- Carrot 1
- Potatoes 2
- Tomato 1
- Caraway seeds 1 tsp
- Lard (or vegetable oil) 2 tbsp
How to make it (one way)
- Fry the onions in lard until golden brown
- Turn off the heat, add the paprika and stir without burning it
- Add the cubed beef and fry, then add water and caraway and simmer for 1 hour
- Add carrot, potatoes and tomato and simmer another 30 minutes
- Season with salt and serve with bread