Hungarian Beef and Noodle Soup

Ingredients

 * 2 lb stewing beef
 * 3 tbsp butter
 * 1 onion chopped
 * 1 clove garlic minced
 * 1 tbsp paprika
 * 2 cans (10¾ oz) tomato soup
 * 9 cups water
 * ¼ tsp caraway seeds
 * 4 medium carrots sliced
 * 4 oz wide noodles
 * 10 oz frozen cut green beans
 * 1 cup sour cream

Directions

 * 1) Using large soup kettle brown beef on all sides in butter; remove beef and set aside.
 * 2) Brown onion and garlic in butter until soft stirring occasionally.
 * 3) Stir in paprika.
 * 4) Return beef to kettle; add soup water caraway and carrots.
 * 5) Bring to a boil; reduce heat cover and let simmer 45 minutes.
 * 6) Stir in noodles and green beans with soup over high heat.
 * 7) Once soup boils reduce to simmer cover and continue cooking about 20 minutes.
 * 8) Stir occasionally.
 * 9) Stir in sour cream until blended.
 * 10) Heat but do not allow to boil.