Hungarian Goulash Soup - Cooking like a Boss

A super-high-legit, very substantial soup. You can substitute the Hungarian paprika for common-or-garden smoked paprika but it is definitely worth the trouble to find the real stuff if you can.

1 ²⁄₃kg 1666 ²⁄₃g 3.67lb 58.8oz braising steak	trim and cube	toss/coat in a bowl	cook in small batches in a pan	cover and simmer for at least 1.5 hours until beef tender	simmer for another 30 minutes
3 ¹⁄₃tbsp 0.05l 50ml 10tsp 0.211cup 0.088pint plain flour
1 ²⁄₃ tsp 0.008 l 8 ¹⁄₃ ml 0.556 tbsp 0.035 cup 0.015 pint salt
1 ²⁄₃ tsp 0.008 l 8 ¹⁄₃ ml 0.556 tbsp 0.035 cup 0.015 pint pepper
oil
3 ¹⁄₃ medium onions	dice	cook for 10 min/until soft
3 ¹⁄₃ celery sticks	dice
1 ²⁄₃ red pepper	seed and dice
6 ²⁄₃ medium carrots	dice
8 ¹⁄₃ garlic cloves	crushed
oil
6 ²⁄₃ tbsp 0.1 l 100 ml 20 tsp 0.423 cup 0.176 pint sweet Hungarian paprika
3 ¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.05 l 50 ml 10 tsp 0.211 cup 0.088 pint caraway seeds	crushed
6 ²⁄₃ tbsp 0.1 l 100 ml 20 tsp 0.423 cup 0.176 pint tomato puree
5 bay leaves
3 ¹⁄₃ l 3333 ¹⁄₃ ml 222 tbsp 666 ²⁄₃ tsp 14.1 cup 5.87 pint beef stock
6 ²⁄₃ potatoes	cubed