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 ¹⁄₂kg 1500g 3.31lb 52.9oz 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
3tbsp 0.045l 45ml 9tsp 0.19cup 0.079pint plain flour
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.007 l 7 ¹⁄₂ ml ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.032 cup 0.013 pint salt
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.007 l 7 ¹⁄₂ ml ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.032 cup 0.013 pint pepper
oil
3 medium onions	dice	cook for 10 min/until soft
3 celery sticks	dice
1 ¹⁄₂ red pepper	seed and dice
6 medium carrots	dice
7 ¹⁄₂ garlic cloves	crushed
oil
6 tbsp 0.09 l 90 ml 18 tsp 0.38 cup 0.158 pint sweet Hungarian paprika
3 tbsp 0.045 l 45 ml 9 tsp 0.19 cup 0.079 pint caraway seeds	crushed
6 tbsp 0.09 l 90 ml 18 tsp 0.38 cup 0.158 pint tomato puree
4 ¹⁄₂ bay leaves
3 l 3000 ml 200 tbsp 600 tsp 12.7 cup 5.28 pint beef stock
6 potatoes	cubed