🇭🇺 Hungarian Goulash Soup – Gulyásleves

Here’s the classic at-home version of Hungary’s most famous soup — hearty, paprika-rich, and perfect for slow simmering on a cozy day.

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Goulash Soup – Gulyásleves

In Hungary, gulyás is a soup, not a thick stew, traditionally cooked by herdsmen (gulyás) in a cauldron over an open fire. It’s loaded with beef, root vegetables, and plenty of sweet Hungarian paprika, with small dumplings (csipetke) for extra heartiness.

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🍽 Servings: 6–8

⏱ Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 1½–2 hrs

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🧾 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp lard or sunflower oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
• 700 g (1½ lb) beef shank or beef chuck, cut into 2–3 cm cubes
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled & chopped (or 1 cup canned)
• 1 medium green pepper (Hungarian wax pepper preferred), chopped
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 medium parsnip, sliced
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 small piece of celeriac (optional), diced
• 1–1.5 liters (4–6 cups) beef stock or water
• 1–2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp caraway seeds (lightly crushed)
• Salt & pepper to taste

For csipetke dumplings:

• 1 egg
• ~½ cup flour
• Pinch of salt

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