German Dumpling Soup

Name: German Dumpling Soup
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound stewing beef, cut into 3/4-inch-thick cubes; 2 large onions, coarsely diced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 1/2 cups tomato juice; 1 cup beef broth; 1 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste; 1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika; 2 potatoes, cut into 1-inch-thick cubes; 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces; pepper, to taste; hot Hungarian paprika, to taste

Beef Stove-Top Diner-Style

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

About

You can never have too many hearty soups on the rotation as the temperature outside starts to drop. German Dumpling Soup might just be the heartiest yet! Loaded with all the best veggies, this stick-to-the-rib, savory spoon-dipper decided to forgo the normal dumplings and consider the juicy, tender beef cubes as "dumplings" instead. Sneaky, huh?! Hey, we're not mad about that one bit. Warm yourself up in the coziest way with a bowl of German Dumpling Soup. Nothing can compare!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound stewing beef, cut into 3/4-inch-thick cubes
2 large onions, coarsely diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 1/2 cups tomato juice
1 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste
1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
2 potatoes, cut into 1-inch-thick cubes
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
pepper, to taste
hot Hungarian paprika, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil.

Step 2 -Add 1/2 of the beef cubes to the oil and cook until they are evenly browned, then transfer them to a clean plate.

Step 3 -Add the remaining beef cubes to the oil and cook until they are evenly browned.

Step 4 -Return the reserved browned beef cubes to the pot.

Step 5 -Add the onions and the garlic to the browned beef and cook, stirring often, until the onions soften, about 4-5 minutes.

Step 6 -Add the tomato juice, the beef broth, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and the sweet paprika to the beef mixture and stir well.

Step 7 -Bring the soup to a boil.

Step 8 -Cover the pot, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook the soup, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes.

Step 9 -Add the potatoes, the red pepper, the orange pepper, and the yellow pepper to the soup and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Step 10 -Transfer the pot from the heat and season the soup with the extra salt, the pepper, and the hot paprika.

Step 11 -Serve.

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