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.

⁵⁄₆kg 833 ¹⁄₃g 1.84lb 29.4oz 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 ²⁄₃tbsp 0.025l 25ml 5tsp 0.106cup 0.044pint plain flour
⁵⁄₆ tsp 0.004 l 4 ¹⁄₆ ml 0.278 tbsp 0.018 cup 0.007 pint salt
⁵⁄₆ tsp 0.004 l 4 ¹⁄₆ ml 0.278 tbsp 0.018 cup 0.007 pint pepper
oil
1 ²⁄₃ medium onions	dice	cook for 10 min/until soft
1 ²⁄₃ celery sticks	dice
⁵⁄₆ red pepper	seed and dice
3 ¹⁄₃ medium carrots	dice
4 ¹⁄₆ garlic cloves	crushed
oil
3 ¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.05 l 50 ml 10 tsp 0.211 cup 0.088 pint sweet Hungarian paprika
1 ²⁄₃ tbsp 0.025 l 25 ml 5 tsp 0.106 cup 0.044 pint caraway seeds	crushed
3 ¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.05 l 50 ml 10 tsp 0.211 cup 0.088 pint tomato puree
2 ¹⁄₂ bay leaves
1 ²⁄₃ l 1666 ²⁄₃ ml 111 tbsp 333 ¹⁄₃ tsp 7.04 cup 2.93 pint beef stock
3 ¹⁄₃ potatoes	cubed