Hungarian Goulash Recipe, Gulyásleves-Culinary Hungary🇭🇺

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Gulyásleves (Hungarian Goulash Soup) is one of Hungary’s most famous dishes — a hearty soup made with tender beef, root vegetables, sweet paprika, and sometimes csipetke (tiny hand-pinched dumplings). Unlike pörkölt, which is a thick stew, gulyásleves is a rich, paprika-flavored soup that warms you to the core.

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🥘 Hungarian Goulash Soup (Gulyásleves)

🧾 Ingredients (serves 6–8):

• 2 lbs (900 g) beef shank or chuck, cut into 1–1.5 inch cubes
• 3 tbsp lard or sunflower oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 tsp Hungarian hot paprika (optional)
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (or 1 cup canned)
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 parsnips, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 small celery root (optional), cubed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp caraway seeds (lightly crushed)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 8 cups (2 liters) beef broth or water

For csipetke (optional dumplings):

• 1 egg
• ½ cup flour
• Pinch of salt

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