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I'm kind of big on goulash soup. I lived in Germany for a year and a half as an Army Helicopter Pilot and my wife and I lived with real German people. Goulash Soup was a staple around our compound. Here's the thing. They are adaptable to anyone's particular taste. For me, I cannot live without celery in the recipe. I cook it along with the peppers and onions. In Germany, as in many other nations, you don't find salt and pepper on the table. What you do find is Maggi seasoning, which is similar to soy sauce but has no soy. In my opinion, it is essential in Goulash soup. Most respectable grocery stores have it and it is available on line. I also like a fair amount of carrots. I buy baby carrots, slice them and cook them in the microwave to insure that they become soft and have plenty of juice to offer. I like fresh tomatoes but that isn't important. What is important is that you dice the meat very small so it can absorb all of the great flavor and not be dry tasting in the middle. I just use very good stew meat. Oh, and chastise me if you will, but I like to add some MSG! Heck, I'm 68 years old and I doubt it will kill me.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"09\/26\/2015 18:51","GUID":"723604969f7f44bb91881bca98559ca9","MemberId":8550102,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tomtes","SubmittedDate":"09\/26\/2015 18:49"},{"Comment":"
After reading and you-tubing about 50 goulash soup recipes I selected this one as my basic recipe. Here are the changes I made to it based on my research. First, instead of browning the meat in chunks, I browned chuck steaks, let them rest and then cut them into cubes. This made plenty of fond in the pan, and assured some browning on each bite of beef. When the onions were beginning to brown, I added two tablespoons of tomato paste, This adds umami for a richer tasting broth. Paprika is the defining ingredient in goulash. Two teaspoons is only a suggestion--two TABLESPOONS of sweet Hungarian paprika is more in keeping with the recipes I researched, some using as much as half a cup. Two tablespoons give the soup its characteristic red color and authentic flavor. Instead of cooking the potatoes the whole time, I put them on for the last half hour of cooking so they wouldn't mush out. Instead of the red bell pepper, I used a yellow one, and added a Hungarian wax pepper.<\/p>
I serve this with rye caraway biscuits--Just your favorite biscuit recipe, but substitute 1\/4 cup of the flour with rye flour and add 2 Tbsp. caraway seeds.<\/p>
This recipe was a major hit, and an inexpensive Washington Pinot Noir was a great pairing.<\/p>
A rustic blueberry galette finished us off.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"06\/09\/2015 08:35","GUID":"15aaa5214bbc4d3bb57c22a88081150f","MemberId":6722479,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"richhew","SubmittedDate":"06\/09\/2015 08:35"},{"Comment":"
Sorry about the typos, but typing in a 4" x 5\/8" space is too claustrophobic for me!!!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"01\/05\/2012 22:30","GUID":"10df7f83a15a49558a760626852961e6","MemberId":4188178,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"kitzer","SubmittedDate":"02\/29\/2012 22:05"},{"Comment":"
I'm back!! This was a fantastic soup!! I should have added a lot more rutabagas!<\/p>
I made it with russet potatoes because that is what I had on hand. They did get a bit too done and started to fall apart, which compromised the broth, Next time however, I will adjust. I will use a red or a Yukon potato and NOT peel them! That will keep it more pulled together and not so much of a grainy consistancy to the broth.<\/p>
I also add more caraway and also some ground fennel seed.<\/p>
Next evenings repeats were served over wide egg noodles with some sour cream. Second day was almost better than the first because everything really came together nicely!!<\/p>
10 STARS!!<\/p>
Kitzer<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"01\/05\/2012 22:30","GUID":"10df7f83a15a49558a760626852961e6","MemberId":4188178,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"kitzer","SubmittedDate":"02\/29\/2012 21:55"},{"Comment":"
Thank you, Julie! And hello neighbor to my East. Rutabagas are in season!! It's hard to find recipes that include them. I am going to cut the amount of the soup down to my needs. I can smell this soup cooking right now! (On second thought, maybe 15 servings AREN'T too much for one person!!) I am sooo going to enjoy this soup!!<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"01\/05\/2012 22:30","GUID":"10df7f83a15a49558a760626852961e6","MemberId":4188178,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"kitzer","SubmittedDate":"01\/05\/2012 22:30"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/11\/2010 15:43","GUID":"E542DF00C8E74795A798B5C67DED9CBB","MemberId":656971,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"jmoody","SubmittedDate":"03\/11\/2010 15:43"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"12\/09\/2006 09:22","GUID":"a64394a5db6f4649affc730caba025f0","MemberId":1670471,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"emkaris","SubmittedDate":"12\/09\/2006 09:22"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"10\/19\/2006 14:22","GUID":"4387a9f6f5144183b7963fc6024bf5e2","MemberId":1579230,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"betty","SubmittedDate":"10\/19\/2006 14:22"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":312672,"name":"Soups","slug":"soups","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312607,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Choose from a large selection of ingredients when making these irresistible soup recipes, including gazpacho, potato soup, vegetable soup, lentil soup, chicken soup, chowder, turkey soup, broth, bean soup, ham soup, barley soup, meatball soup and more.","parent":310796,"count":3145,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/soups\/"},{"term_id":312895,"name":"Vegetable Soups","slug":"vegetable-soups","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312830,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Satisfy your healthy diet with these great vegetable soup recipes, including split pea soup, chicken vegetable soup, beef vegetable soup, mixed vegetable soup and more.","parent":312672,"count":1555,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/soups\/vegetable-soups\/"},{"term_id":312905,"name":"Carrot Soups","slug":"carrot-soups","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312840,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Looking for recipes for carrot soup? Taste Recipes has the best carrot soup recipes from real cooks like you, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips.","parent":312895,"count":183,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/soups\/vegetable-soups\/carrot-soups\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Easy Hungarian Goulash Soup"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n