North Croatian Goulash Soup (“Gulas Juha”) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

200 g beef
30 g lard (or oil)
100 g onions
30 g carrots
30 g kohlrabi
30 g flour (all purpose)
1 tablespoon paprika (red, dry, sweet)
1/4 teaspoon paprika (red, dry, hot)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon thyme
100 g potatoes
2 liters water

Preparation

Melt lard and saute finely minced onion until become soft and transparent. Cut kohlrabi and carrot into small cubes and saute until slightely softens.
Slice beef into small (1 cm in diameter) pieces and add into the pot. Saute beef in its own juices and after 5 to 10 minutes add red paprika (hot and sweet) salt and pepper. Stir well and add flour.
Saute everything until flour starts to brown and add water (it is on you to decide to use all water or not). Add thyme.
Peel potato and cut into small pieces (1 cm in diameter) and add into the soup. Cook until potato and meat are soft or 90 minutes.