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 ¹⁄₆kg 1166 ²⁄₃g 2.57lb 41.2oz 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
2 ¹⁄₃tbsp 0.035l 35ml 7tsp 0.148cup 0.062pint plain flour
1 ¹⁄₆ tsp 0.006 l 5 ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.389 tbsp 0.025 cup 0.01 pint salt
1 ¹⁄₆ tsp 0.006 l 5 ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.389 tbsp 0.025 cup 0.01 pint pepper
oil
2 ¹⁄₃ medium onions	dice	cook for 10 min/until soft
2 ¹⁄₃ celery sticks	dice
1 ¹⁄₆ red pepper	seed and dice
4 ²⁄₃ medium carrots	dice
5 ⁵⁄₆ garlic cloves	crushed
oil
4 ²⁄₃ tbsp 0.07 l 70 ml 14 tsp 0.296 cup 0.123 pint sweet Hungarian paprika
2 ¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.035 l 35 ml 7 tsp 0.148 cup 0.062 pint caraway seeds	crushed
4 ²⁄₃ tbsp 0.07 l 70 ml 14 tsp 0.296 cup 0.123 pint tomato puree
3 ¹⁄₂ bay leaves
2 ¹⁄₃ l 2333 ¹⁄₃ ml 156 tbsp 466 ²⁄₃ tsp 9.86 cup 4.11 pint beef stock
4 ²⁄₃ potatoes	cubed