Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I love this time of year when everything is quiet after the holidays. I holed up all weekend and played in the dungeon. I got some good sewing done, but it’s for a birthday present, so it will be another week before I can show you. I also made a big fat pot of soup which was perfect timing for Jessica’s Soup Swap: January.
Ever since we lived in Germany years ago, we’ve been fans of Goulash Soup. I’m sure a German blogger (or Canadian living in Germany, um, Christina, maybe???) could give you a more authentic recipe, but for now, this recipe which I found in Mimi Sheraton’s The German Cookbook (with several changes made by me) could suffice. We sure like it. A. Lot. In fact, I had planned on leftovers tonight for dinner and since I wasn’t going to be home for dinner, I took some soup to work to heat up for my dinner. At noon, TheManoftheHouse mistakenly thought it was his lunch and he ate it! I was disappointed that I didn’t get to have this soup for dinner, but I took it as an endorsement — this soup has TheManoftheHouse Seal of Approval.
Goulash Soup
1 1/2 lb. beef (chuck, round, etc.)
2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 large onion, diced
2 heaping tablespoons Hungarian sweet paprika*
Salt and Pepper
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons tomato past
1 1/2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1 clove garlic, diced
1 14-oz. can beef broth
1 quart water
4 – 6 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and diced
Cut beef into 3/4″ to 1″ cubes. Heat bacon fat in soup pot and saute onion until golden. Sprinkle with paprika and saute a minute or two, stirring constantly over very low heat. Add beef and stir around well in paprika and onion mixture. Let meat sear and brown very slightly. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and vinegar and stir in tomato paste. Simmer 3 or 4 minutes, then add caraway seeds, marjoram, garlic, beef broth and water. Bring to boiling point, cover and simmer gently 45 minutes, or until meat is almost done. Add diced potatoes and cook slowly 15 to 20 minutes longer, or until meat and potatoes are thoroughly cooked. If you like your soup a little thicker, scoop out a little broth, whisk it with a tablespoon or two of flour until smooth and return to soup pot. Simmer 5 or 10 minutes longer for broth to thicken. Check seasoning and serve in deep bowls.
Now, open wide, and don’t forget the nice crusty bread for soaking up the yummy broth. Guaranteed to keep you warm on frosty nights! And for dessert, you might want to try one of these:
I just want all of my Australian friends to know how excited I was to find Tim Tams! I’ve read about them on so many of your blogs and someone told me they’re now available here in the states at Target stores. They’re just as good as everyone says they are! I got the caramel version because it seems to me that any great cookie can only be made better by the addition of caramel. The Pepperidge Farms website says that these cookies are for a limited time only. Uh-huh. They’re just going to get us all hooked and then pull our supply. I have the shakes already. Sorry for all of those of you who are currently dieting, but if you’re not, here’s a coupon to help you get hooked too.
Oh, and I’m sure you’ve all noticed the adorable BOM that Anne Sutton is offering. There are tons of really cute blocks popping up all over, but have you seen The Happy Zombie’s version? (In the words of Mrs. Doubtfire, “Brace Yourself, Effie!”) I almost fell off of my chair when it popped up on the screen. What Crazy Mom is to quilts, The Happy Zombie is to color and design. There IS a reason for their wacked out blog names!!!
And thus endeth my link-fest. Go forth and eat, sew, and be merry!
XOXO,
Anna
*If your paprika is old, throw it out! I never realized the difference fresh paprika makes. I was to the point of adding 4 Tbsp. of paprika to this recipe and it still didn’t have any flavor. I switched to new paprika and voila! It does get old and flat!
looks so yummy! We’ve been eating lots of soup here – so nice on these cool days. (cool? I mean cold!)
That soup is warming me up just looking at it! Yummy! Hmm, thanks for that coupon, I just might have to try it. However, the nearest Target isn’t too close. Oh well, it might be worth the trip.
That looks like the perfect soup to make…we are going to be getting some cold temps in the single digits in the next couple of days and a nice hot soup is always good to make for days like that.
Sounds like a yummy soup, perfect for grey and pale days of january!
There is nothing like a bowl of hearty soup and crusty bread! I grew up eating soups and my family loves them too especially in these frigid temps. Thanks for the soup links. Its always nice to add some to the repertoire.
I think I could eat soup just about every night during the winter – throw in some good crusty bread and butter and it’s the perfect dinner. The mister likes soup but not every night. Now if you want to throw in one of those caramel jobs – well sister I would be in hog heaven and my hips would thank you or curse you, LOL.
Hugs – Karen
Goulash looks great and soup sounds wonderful here in SC this week with lows in the teens. I can see right now I am going to have to get going over to Target and get me some Tim Tams.
The soup looks yummy! It would definitely hit the spot on a cold winter day. I’ll have to file the recipe for when I find a chuck roast on sale.
I really don’t need to try the TimTams….but they look really good. Who am I kidding? I will be looking for them the next trip to Target!!! Thanks for the contribution to the chocolate addiction ;-)
MMMMMMMMMMMMM…. for both the soup and cookies! I will be trying the soup and wrote a note to have my hubby find and try the cookies. LOL. Maybe I’ll allow myself just one and count the points!
Jen
Gosh, that soup sounds good. I’m a huge fan of soup, though my kids groan whenever they see me wielding the ladle. “Soup AGAIN?!”
All the more for me, say I!
yum!!!
:D
My goodness that soup looks yummy! I’m always looking for a new good soup recipe. Of course, I’ll have to wait until it gets a little cooler. It’s kind of hard to make soup with 80 degree weather. LOL
Delish, perfect for winter !!! Clarice
Thanks for introducing me to The Happy Zombie! What an absolutely talented lady! Enjoy your soup!
Now that recipe looks delish!! And thanks for the coupon. Shhhhh dont tell my followers. LOLOL!!! Alright I’m JUST kidding.
This recipe sounds like a good one! I often put a little bit of vinegar in a bowl of soup, so I think it’s interesting to see your addition of it, too.
I love that snowman block. Both versions of it!
I absolutely love Tim Tams-I’m glad we can find them in the US now. Your soup looks so yummy-we haven’t had goulash here recently. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I cannot wait to try it out.
Yum, that sure looks authentic to me. I’ve made gulash before, but not gulash soup but yours seems to have all the essential ingredients.
I love soup…I am the soup queen. I will be saving this one, thanks!!
Oh score! Another awesome soup. Great linkup, too. These should get me through the winter. Thanks Anna!
I too love a hearty homemade soup. We have a lot of soup in these cold winter months. Tonight it’s curried cod soup!
Oh you are so my hero…now I just have to find myself some Milo and I can have a Tim Tam Slam…oh that brings back wonderful memories…
Great soup and fab links to the BOM – love Happy Zombie’s colours!
Lucy x
That soup looks SO yummy! I’m on my way into the kitchen to put a chicken pot pie in the oven. Love the cold weather foods. Hate that they seem to want to linger on my middle section. :(
This soup looks so good and it sounds similar to a tortellini soup I make….kinda. I know one thing…our family LOVES goulash — we’re Germans.
Jody
Yep, I saw Monica’s block last night. She is so full of fun!
Goulash soup with a Tim Tam chaser. Does it get any better? I want to eat at your house!
Cassie
Mmmm. I have a new view of goulash now.
OMG… Your Goulash popped onto my screen and my heart skipped a beat! I LOVE Goulash, and I admit to using Knorr’s. I’ve wanted a Goulash recipe… and now I do! I am SO making this.
Love you bunches and bunches, you sweet little paprika you! Can I be your Goulash Zombie?!?!
What a great recipe and it’s good to know it has the “man seal of approval”. I’ll have to try it out on my husband.
By the way, Tim Tam has a sweepstakes going on right now for a trip to Australia. Plus, at their web site, you can get a coupon for purchasing their products (at Target, I do believe).
Yum! Yum! Yum!
I have to make that soup! :)
Mmmmmmm. I love those Tim Tams. We were shocked to see them in Target….but pleased! :-)
Hi Anna,
yum that soup looks fantastic, except it is so hot here at the moment, it wouldn’t be that good. Thanks for the link to the tim tams, I have already sent it on to my brother who lives in Arizona. I guess he could do the taste test for you and let us know whether they are as good as the Aussie ones!
Thanks for the recipe…I made it today and it was the perfect remed to our winter wonderland!
Your recipe posts always make me hungry! That soup looks and (I’m sure) smells delicious. And, topped off with those yummy cookies, what a perfect meal.
I love the free BOM by Anne Sutton, especially as rendered by HZ. I don’t feel worthy to create one of my own now. Waaahhhhh! LOL
Oh yum that soup looks good! When it gets below 80 here I’ll have to try it! Since I am doing Weight Watchers I can have a Tim Tam bar…just have to use my bonus points, I’m definitely going to hit Target soon :)
Thanks Anna for this recipe and the info about where to purchase those cookies! I have been looking for them at the grocery since I found out they were available in the states.
Oooh – yum! I could eat that right now – I’m sooo cold!!
xxx
It’s a traditional Hungarian dish. It’s our favorit soup,too,but we add some carrots and noodles in it,what we call “csipetke”.You have to try it in Hungary!!
Oh Tim Tams!!! When things are really bad there’s always prayer and Tim Tams. Sometimes I think Chocolate is proof that God really loves us…. Enjoy those Tim Tams and I hope Pepperridge farm keep selling them in the States.
cheers Erica