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.

¹⁄₆kg 166 ²⁄₃g 0.367lb 5.88oz 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
¹⁄₃tbsp 0.005l 5ml 1tsp 0.021cup 0.009pint plain flour
¹⁄₆ tsp 0.001 l ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.056 tbsp 0.004 cup 0.001 pint salt
¹⁄₆ tsp 0.001 l ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.056 tbsp 0.004 cup 0.001 pint pepper
oil
¹⁄₃ medium onions	dice	cook for 10 min/until soft
¹⁄₃ celery sticks	dice
¹⁄₆ red pepper	seed and dice
²⁄₃ medium carrots	dice
⁵⁄₆ garlic cloves	crushed
oil
²⁄₃ tbsp 0.01 l 10 ml 2 tsp 0.042 cup 0.018 pint sweet Hungarian paprika
¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.005 l 5 ml 1 tsp 0.021 cup 0.009 pint caraway seeds	crushed
²⁄₃ tbsp 0.01 l 10 ml 2 tsp 0.042 cup 0.018 pint tomato puree
¹⁄₂ bay leaves
¹⁄₃ l 333 ¹⁄₃ ml 22.2 tbsp 66 ²⁄₃ tsp 1.41 cup 0.587 pint beef stock
²⁄₃ potatoes	cubed