Ok, here you have it: Goulash Soup... for those of you who are cold, for those of you who are hungry, for those of you who only have some potatoes, spices and a little piece of meat, for those of you who enjoy a simple traditional dish; for those of you who care for others... warm your hearts with this soup!
As most of you know, I was recently in Budapest for 5 days and I "had to buy" a small book with Hungarian traditional recipes. I love treasuring, learning and sharing traditional recipes :D, so here you have Goulash! 
Even though I'm not Hungarian and it's not representative of my country, I made some minor changes because spices will kill me one day (they are just too hot for me), and it ended up looking so similar to our meat and potatoes stew, that I felt it close... like a cousin would... that's why I'm sending the recipe over to Giz of equal Opportunity Kitchen, who is hosting the first fundraising event Because we can help! for the Social Network called Bloggeraid, created by Val, Ivy and Giz.: Go and take a look, registering is free and all help is appreciated! The purpose: Bloggers Uniting to Aid in the Alleviation of Hunger. Want to participate? Then find all info here! They are "feeding" with foodies, good food and illusion :D. Go and take a look, registering is free and all help is appreciated! The purpose: Bloggers Uniting to Aid in the Alleviation of Hunger. Want to participate? Then find all info here!Just before we dive in the Soup Ingredients and recipe, I wanted to show you some more pictures from Budapest... from a funny point of view! Hey, if I'm boring you, just jump them over ;D.
The last day of our stay it snowed and also it blewed a frozen wind... we were wearing no hats by then and thought that our left ears would break and fall on the floor... that happened when crossing that bridge! I guess that this is why you can find hot wine on the street every 100 meters. We tasted it but I didn't like it at all :(
See the way they have to announce what they sell in the shop? This one was by far the most impressive!!!! 
Would you guess what the shops are selling?
I bet you cannot find out what the rhino is announcing, he, he...You've been so patient... here you have the recipe for the Hungarian Goulash :D
Ingredients for 4 servings: 800 grs of beef leg or shoulder, 1 large red onion, 3 cloves of garlic, olive oil, 1 level tablespoon of sweet paprika, salt, 1/2 teaspoon of ground caraway seeds, 1/2 teaspoon ground cherry pepper (these last two ingredients I didn't use. Instead I used a small red hot pepper. See the second picture), 1 ripe tomatoe, 1 green pepper, 2 medium carrots, 1 medium parsnip, 800 grs of potatoes, a bunch of fresh parsley and water.
- Cut the meat into cubes. Clean and finely chop the onion and the garlic, saute them in some olive oil with the meat cubes. Continue until the meat's surface becomes white and the onion turns golden.
- Sift in the paprika, pour in a glass of water, some salt, the caraway seeds and cherry pepper. Add the cubed tomatoe and the green pepper. Cook covered until tender. It might take 1 hour or 1 1/2. Cook at low heat. Replace the liquid if evaporates.
- Meanwhile, clean the rest of the veggies, slice and cut in pieces. Add to the meat when tender, cover with nearly 1 liter of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer until done. Spice to taste and garnish with the chopped parsley.
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