Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb Beef; chuck, shin or neck 2 tb Vinegar
2 tb Lard, rendered beef fat or 1 tb Tomato paste
-bacon fat 1 tb Caraway seeds
1 lg Onion; chopped 1/2 ts Marjoram
1 tb [heaping] Hungarian sweet 1 cl Garlic
-paprika 2 qt Water
Salt and pepper 3 md Potatoes; peeled and diced

Cut beef into 3/4" cubes. Heat lard or fat in a 3 qt saucepan and
saute onions until golden. Sprinkle with paprika and saute 1 min
stirring constantly over low heat. Add beef and stir well until seared
and browned. Add salt, pepper, vinegar and tomato paste. Simmer 3 min
and then add caraway seeds, marjoram, garlic and water. Bring to a
boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 min. Add potatoes and simmer
another 20 min. Check seasoning and serve.

Variation: Shepherd's Soup- use much less paprika say a scant
teaspoon, and sprinkle soup with croutons and dill when serving.

From: The German Cookbook by Mimi Sheraton, 1965
Posted by: Jim Weller
Submitted By JIM WELLER On 12-03-95

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