Goulash soup, a beef soup with paprika

Goulash soup, a beef soup with paprika

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Hungarian goulash: a flavorful beef broth seasoned with paprika, onion, and cumin, with root vegetables like potatoes, bell peppers, and tomatoes, perfect…

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Gulyásleves, or gulyás soup, is the quintessential Hungarian beef soup, flavored with paprika.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$17.64 $4.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $9.53
  • $0.41
  • $1.87
  • $0.77
  • $1.93
  • $1.68
  • $0.03
  • $0.18
  • $0.30
  • $0.48
  • $0.27
  • $0.03
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into small, sharp pieces. Dice the onions and peel the garlic cloves. ≈ 8 min
  2. Melt the butter and brown the onions until they become translucent. Add the crushed garlic, then the meat, and cook until lightly browned.
  3. Sprinkle with paprika, being careful not to burn it, then add water. Add the cumin, pepper, and salt. Dice the tomatoes and bell peppers and add them. For a spicier version, add a hot pepper separately, and remove it if desired. Simmer gently like a soup, adding the potatoes and carrots as they cook.

The bill

Goulash soup, a beef soup with paprika

  • 500 g of beef (shin or chuck)$9.53
  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 5 to 6 garden apples$1.87
  • 2 carrots$0.77
  • 2 green bell peppers$1.93
  • 1 tomato$1.68
  • ½ stalk of celery$0.03
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of red paprika$0.30
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin$0.48
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper$0.27
  • salt$0.03
  • oil or grease$0.16

Total$17.64

that's $4.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of beef (shin or chuck)
  • 2 onions
  • 5 to 6 garden apples
  • 2 carrots
  • One sprig of parsley
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 1 tomato
  • ½ stalk of celery
  • ½ head of kohlrabi
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of red paprika
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • salt
  • oil or grease

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