Hungarian Beef-and-Potato Soup

Name: Hungarian Beef-and-Potato Soup
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 pound boiling potatoes (about 3), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 2 tablespoons paprika; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 1/4 teaspoons caraway seeds; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 cups canned low-sodium beef broth or homemade stock; 3 cups water

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Traditionally, this soup would be made with cubes of beef, but when you want a quick weeknight dinner, who can wait for meat to braise? We use ground beef instead. If you like your soup spicy, substitute hot paprika for some of the sweet paprika here. Plus: More Soup Recipes

By Food & Wine

November 2012

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Directions

Step 1
Set a large pot over moderate heat. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring to break it up, until the meat is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.

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Step 2
Reduce the heat to moderately low. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Step 3
Add the potatoes, paprika, cayenne, marjoram, caraway seeds, salt, tomato paste, broth, and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.

Notes

Variation: Use one cup of wide egg noodles instead of the potatoes. You'll only need to simmer the soup for about five minutes, since the noodles don't take quite as long to cook.

Suggested Pairing

France's southern Rhône is one of the world's treasure troves of red-wine values. Seek out a sturdy, spicy Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages or, if you can find one, a Vacqueyras. Their roasted raspberry flavors will complement the soup well.

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02/20/2022

This has been a winter favourite for years for us. Also it's been delivered to 'shut-ins' with a sourdough loaf -- well received!

Mariam Polak

12/06/2018

In case anyone is interested - I adapted a meat-free version of this recipe. Used coconut oil when frying the veg and beef ( Used one pack meatless ground round) - and used McCormick all vegetable "beef" bullion cubes for the broth- followed the recipe almost exactly otherwise except added tablespoon of lemon juice (could use apple cider vinegar), and subbed in smoked paprika rather than regular paprika to give it a nice flavor. Was also thinking a drop or two of liquid smoke would be nice in this. Turned out so great! |Thanks :)

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