Hungarian Goulash Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs beef
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon paprika
salt and pepper
4 carrots, diced
2 quarts water
4 potatoes
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed

Preparation

Cut beef into 1 inch squares.
Brown chopped onion in butter; add paprika and fry slightly; do not brown paprika.
Add cubed beef, salt and pepper; simmer until tender in its own juices, being careful not to scorch.
Add carrots and water and simmer until carrots are partly cooked.
Add potatoes; cook until potatoes are done, for about 1 hour.
Serve with dumplings if desired.